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HERO Warfare 5 Preview

Event Preview: HERO Warfare 5
HERO FC
2013-01-16, Helsinki, Kamppi Arena
Author:Bel Ciganin

Yeah, it’s that time of the week – the HERO FC event is just a couple of hours away and it is time for me to do my job and tell you why exactly you should spend your money for a ticket and head down to the Malmi Sportshall – because HERO Warfare 5 is something special! We have two titles on the line and some incredible match ups that promise a serious bloodshed and a loss of thousands of brain cells for our fighters. In the Co main event, Virgil Morgan will try to dispatch Artem Bessmertin for the welterweight title, while in the main event, heavyweight king Tobias Larsson will look for his second successful title defense against Clarence Adams – the person who held the belt before him. I know it sounds great, but that is not all:

 

Preliminary card

 

Johnny Lau (0-1-0) v "Heavy metal" Zoran Lippo (2-2-0)

Middleweight

Lau is a muay thai machine, but he has shown that he is vulnerable to submissions, so the well-rounded Lippo would probably try to take this fight to the mat ASAP.

 

Rafael Carneiro (4-7-0) v Marius Matei (3-3-0)

Middleweight

Rafael Carneiro is a great grappler but he has a suspect chin and mediocre striking (at best) so he better take Matei on his back and ensure he stays on top, because Marius has the ability to shut his lights out with his striking and ground and pound.

 

Arttu Attila (3-8-0) v "Subway" Teemu Yumma (7-6-0)

Welterweight

Attila’s main strain is his grappling but when you face a wrestler like Yumma you know that your best chance of fighting on the ground is being on your back. I don’t think Yumma would want that though as he uses his Greco-Roman experience well and is known to unload serious punishment in the clinch.

 

Jeremy "Pervert" Truong (6-2-0) v Randy West (4-5-0)

Lightweight

Truong’s style can be described with two words – sprawl and brawl. He showcases great takedown defence in order to stay in position to send the opponents head into the 3rd row and does that with remarkable ease. Truong hasn’t been the distance and Randy West is a great striker, as well so I won’t be surprised if the KOTN award goes to one of those two.

 

Richard Burger (4-3-0) v Nikolai Jegorowitsch Makarow (2-1-0)

Heavyweight

Makarow suffered a heavy upset KO loss last time out, which was yet another confirmation of the fact that the heavyweight division is the most unpredictable and all it takes for a fight to end is one punch, so he will try to let his frustration out on Burger and get back to his winning ways. Richard is one of the most exciting guys on the roster as well and he is always on the offence so expect a great scrap.

 

Main Card

 

Andrzej "Litwin" Rostowski (5-6-0) v Tommi "T-bomb" Talentti (6-4-0)

Featherweight

The first fight between those two was a pretty close grappling battle that the judges scored in favor of Rostowski because of his better wrestling at the time. It will be interesting to see who was developed his game more and will Talentti avenge his loss.

 

Funny Jobber (7-3-0) v Joonas Muikku (6-1-0)

Lightweight

Those two are one of the most skilled guys in the division, but they are being somewhat overlooked. Jobber is pretty much a new adition to the HERO FC, but his debut showed us that his grappling is a thread to everyone out there. Muikku is currently on a two fight win streak and if he uses his striking effectively, I’m guessing he will get another KO and raise his stock considerably.

 

Doug Camcho (7-2-0) v Wai Man Li (10-3-0)

Lightweight

The last time those two met, it was for the title and it ended with a head kick landed by Doug Camcho. Camcho lost his title too and now both guys are desperately looking for impressive showings and wins against high caliber opponents. Wai Man Li stated recently that he didn’t took Camcho seriously and was looking past him, but now he is better then ever and is determined to show it. Doug showed that he has the tools to whoop Li’s ass so I’m not sure that he is concerned about what Wai had to say.

 

"The Killer" Virgil Morgan (6-0-0) v "Kaschey" Artem Bessmertin (5-1-0)

Welterweight. Title fight! Co main event.

Virgil Morgan stormed the HERO welterweight division and captured the title in his 4th pro fight. The fact that he has able to achieve such huge success this early in his career speaks for itself about his skills. In fact, I think he is yet to show what he is truly capable of. Could he turn out to be the next Vihtala? Artem Bessmertin doesn’t think so. He brings sensational wrestling, great top control and has displays textbook dirty boxing when in the clinch position, so he has the tools to match Morgan’s flawless game and give him the hardest fight of his life.

 

"Kroll" Tobias Larsson (11-2-0) v Clarence "Cold Cocked" Adams (7-3-0)

Heavyweight. Title Fight. Main event.

Tobias Larsson has shown that he deserves to be a champion time and time again. If there was someone who had doubt about his skills, determination and unbreakable will, the second fight with Borisov should have convinced them. Larsson went through hell, but eventually he secured a triangle and grabbed the win. Adams lost the title to him, the first time they met and will do everything in his power get it back this time around. He lacks Larsson’s experience and grappling skills, but his hands make up for it and he has shown that they are a threat to anyone. Both guys are pretty much the same size, so that won’t be a factor – it will come down to who wants it more and who has the tools to get it.

 

That’s all folks. Don’t forget to check the Smack Talk Thread frequently, because that is where I’ll post my writings + there are some very interesting previews and stuff.

 

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