Smash Fighting Championships 30/11/2019 – Preview and Pre

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Author:Nathaniel Pendle

Smash Fighting Championships (SFC) will be putting on 3 events on 29 November 2019; it's a lot of fights so I'm going to preview the main events for the fight cards in London, Rio De Janeiro and Montreal respectively.  First we look at the Lightweight clash which main events the SFC card in London.

Smash: Tai vs Goodwin (London)

This is an interesting fight for a variety of reasons. Motu Te Tai has the advantage of being the more experienced fighter, at 26 years old and close to a 5K ID advantage. However; throughout his career so far Tai has struggled against grapplers with 8 of his 9 losses coming via submission, with his other loss a TKO loss by ground and pound. Tai is an excellent striker; who has power and very dangerous head kicks, which Duke Goodwin will need to be very wary of. The fact Goodwin has the more experienced manager should help him out here; he will not fall into the trap of striking with Tai. Tai will have about 30 second window to knock Goodwin out here, however I predict he will get taken down after whiffing on some power strikes. From here; Tai will wriggle around desperately trying to escape which will allow Goodwin to pass to mount which will signal the beginning of the end. Goodwin will land a barrage of punches and elbows to the dome until the ref decides to pull him off.

Duke Goodwin via TKO (Round 1)

SMASH: Blaze vs Bizihwaeile (London)

This is a matchup between two guys who are perfect for 350K, with both being builds created shortly after 350K was introduced. The two have a collective 7 fights between them; what we have learned so far is that they both enjoy the clinch game. We can expect a fair proportion of this fight to take place in the clinch; where I do not expect either man to have a significant advantage. Ragnar Blaze will most likely try to implement a conservative clinch game, making sure he keeps control of the action whilst chipping away with the odd shot to score points against his opponent. Feaqeuin Bizihwaeile also likes the clinch; but being the taller longer man with a boxing advantage it would surely suit him to keep this fight on the outside. I expect the first round to be close and competitive with Bizihwaeile having the advantage early on with his outside boxing, however Blaze will eventually initiate the clinch. It will be more or a less a stalemate with Blaze having the slightest of advantages to close out a tight round. In the second round “Small Baby” will put emphasis on the striking, landing jabs and crosses to keep Blaze at bay. Once his advantage is established, Bizihwaeile will go in for the kill, landing a combination of shots which send Blaze tumbling to the mat.

Feaqeuin Bizihwaeile via KO (Round 2)

SMASH: Akishev vs White (Montreal)

A fight between two 25 year old builds; each have recently lost to one of the two men involved in the upcoming title fight for the Lightweight belt. Aslan Akishev has good power however he is inconsistent and lacks grappling ability as shown in his losses. He has kicks which any fighter in the division would need to be aware of, and TJ White will certainly be in trouble in he catches one. White is effective if not the most exciting fighter; he tends to grind out decisions whilst using the clinch, with his most recent win being via TKO. I can’t see this any other way than being a typical TJ White performance. White closes the distance at the start of every round and establishes the clinch. He’ll land ample shots without particularly hurting Akishev, who won’t be able to escape the position. Akishev will not be able to find the space he needs for the one hitter quitter and White will take a clean sweep on the scorecards.

TJ White via Unanimous Decision

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