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.jpg) Dutch Series of Fighting 2
Under Card:
Cole Mccullough v Rizky Nanda
Mccullough is a pure ground fighter who will to take to this to the ground as soon as the fight starts. And since Nanda has no wrestling skill, he won’t have any trouble doing so. Nanda has a purple belt in BJJ, so it won’t be a breeze for Mccullough, but he has the advantage there too because he holds a brown belt. Nanda is said to have a granite chin, but in his only fight he was TKO’d in 5 seconds. The only way I see Nanda winning is if he somehow gets a knockout before Mccullough has a chance to try a takedown.
Prediction: Cole Mccullough – Submission (Armbar) – Round 1
Romeo Rosenthal v Jish Bratch
Rosenthal will look to keep the fight standing and get a first round knockout. Bratch will look to get the fight to the ground as soon as possible to get some ground and pound in. Neither has fought before, so I don’t know if Rosenthal’s defensive wrestling will be good enough to stop Bratch from taking it to the ground. I am going to guess that it is and that he scores an early round finish.
Prediction: Romeo Rosenthal – KO (Punch) – Round 1
Rodrick Shull v Harg Grater
Shull is a boxer and wrestler who may have some BJJ skill, but not enough to get a blue belt. Grater is skilled in Muay Thai and wrestling. They will both look to keep the fight standing, but Shull might look to change levels and control the fight for a couple minutes on the ground to try to win a round. Both are coming in for the debut both are broke. I am sure they will look to join a gym after this fight.
Prediction: Harg Grater – TKO (Punches) – Round 2
Jefferson Walter v Muffin Wonder
These fighters are equals in every facet which leads this fight to be a complete tossup. Whichever fighter’s manager sets the sliders better will have a victory under his belt unless one has a particularly weak chin. And since the Super Heavyweight division is being disbanded, this fight really doesn’t mean much.
Prediction – Muffin Wonder – Decision (Unanimous)
Main Card:
Rico Wooten v Jc Dickens
This is another one of those battles between a sprawl n’ brawl fighter and a wrestler. I think the wrestler will come out on top with better wrestling and BJJ. If Wooten can keep it standing long enough he should be able to secure a KO or TKO victory. Wooten does have some BJJ skill, so he might be able to last a couple minutes on the ground with Dickens.
Prediction: Jc Dickens – TKO (Strikes) – Round 2
Eduardo “The Handler” David v “Scottish” Dougal McCraken
At first glance, this looks like the perfect fight for young McCraken, but on closer inspection, David is a multi-faceted fighter that will probably look to take this fight to the ground. In Eduardo David’s first fight, he showed he could survive on the ground against someone with a blue belt and finished his opponent on the feet. In his second fight, he showed he could take the fight to the ground and dominate there, finishing his opponent in just 40 seconds. Dougal McCraken is an unproven kickboxer who will need to keep this fight standing to win, but I don’t think he will be able to.
Prediction: Eduardo David – TKO (Strikes) – Round 1
Tap “The Boss” Out v Dre Battle
The Boss is a BJJ artist with a little bit of wrestling to help him get the fight to the ground. He will be trying to get this fight there. In his first fight, he tried to get it there, but it was actually his opponent who decided to change levels, that got him into position for the submission victory. Battle will be using his Muay Thai and wrestling, which he has visibly improved since joining the DSOF roster, to keep this fight standing and score the KO victory. I think Battle’s improving wrestling will be too much for The Boss to overcome and this fight won’t ever go to the ground only leaving one possible outcome.
Prediction: Dre Battle – KO (Punch) – Round 1
Troy “Downtown” Brown v Ed Rackham
This fight has a five year age disparity, but I don’t think it is completely impossible for Rackham to pull out the victory. His best chance will be to take it into the clinch, control the fight with his far superior wrestling, and get a few punches in their every once in a while. Though, this might not work, because Brown has shown his power in the clinch with a TKO finish due to a knee and some punches. Downtown will be looking to score damage wherever this fight goes; boxing in the standup; Muay Thai in the Clinch; BJJ on the ground. Unless Ed Rackham’s manager is really good at setting sliders, I have Troy “Downtown” Brown taking the victory home.
Prediction: Troy Brown – TKO (Strikes) – Round 1
Co-Main Event:
Ryat Hamza v Peter Flax
This fight will definitely be going to the ground right at the beginning. If Hamza doesn’t get the takedown right away, Flax is going to dish out some damage with his boxing skills. Once this fight gets to the ground, it is hard to say what will happen. I would guess that Flax has better BJJ, but Hamza also has much superior wrestling and ground n’ pound skills. In Hamza’s first and only fight, he took it to the ground got a couple shots in and submitted his opponent in just under two minutes. If Flax doesn’t get the submission from the bottom quickly, I think Hamza will get into a dominant position and control the action. Since, in my mind, this is a tossup, I will say Hamza will pull out the victory due to a little bit of experience in the cage.
Prediction: Ryat Hamza – TKO (Strikes) – Round 1
Main Event:
Don “Dones” Davy Jones v Samuel “Black Magic’ Kahebwa
Davy Jones obviously has the experience advantage, winning a 16 man QFC tournament. Dones will be looking to keep this fight standing with his slightly superior wrestling and secure the victory with his heavy hands. Kahebwa will look to do the exact opposite and take this fight to the ground. Black Magic might try to close the distance and look for a takedown from the clinch. If he does get to the ground, and I don’t think he will, the fight won’t last very long. I think the experienced American will get his fifth win in this fight.
Prediction: Don Davy Jones – KO (Punch) – Round 1
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