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Galaxy 30: The Iron Throne Preview!

Event Preview: Galaxy 30: The Iron Throne
Feral Combat
2013-03-31, London, Hayashi's Lounge - London
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After 21 events, several title fights and an octagon filled with blood and pride, Galaxy 30 was the chosen one to receive another preview/review! An honor only the best can achieve and the warriors, that were summoned to present us with 10 great battles, shall seek for blood until glory is achieved! Ok, enough pride and glory. If you wanna hear more about that go listen to a Manowar song! In this event we have 3 title fights! Yes, you heard right, 3! Overeem vs Gaard for the welterweight title, Cave vs Boykiy for the light heavyweight title and Rondo vs Belleville for the bantamweight title! Not to mention tons of other awesome fights that will amuse you! So let the games begin and enjoy Galaxy 30: The Iron Throne Preview!


Tommy ‘’Bane’’ Riordan vs ‘’Speedy’’ Owen Glyde

Opening this epic event we have a light heavyweight bout. Riordan is struggling in Galaxy FC. Since he was hired, it’s been 4 fights and only one win. Although his strong point is his wrestling, he has been submitted 3 times in his career. The other contestant is Glyde, an excellent boxer with a good ground game. All his 4 fights for Galaxy FC ended in the first round but only 2 he won. Either way, this guy goes for the kill! Riordan definitely needs to put in practice his wrestling but if he doesn’t pay attention to his defense, he won’t last long! Don’t blink! This fight will be over very quick!


Joe ‘’The Hitman’’ Harrison vs ‘’Razor’’ Robbie Robertson

Both this guys have a negative record fighting for Galaxy FC but both are exciting strikers. Harrison debuted against Miller on Galaxy 23 but didn’t last much and was KOd in the first round. Robertson has 3 fights in the org. In his first he scored a great knockout which gave him the KO of the night but in his last 2 fights, he was the one kissing the floor. It’s worth noting that he spent last than 3 minutes in the octagon putting his 3 fights together! I bet these guys will blast each other after the bells ring and will only stop after seen his opponent body contorted and agonized on the floor!


Roene ‘’The Apex Predator’’ Dekker vs ‘’Frankford Slasher’’ Leonard Christopher

It is starting to heat up! Now we have a heavyweight bout between 2 fighters that got really close to get a shot for the title but didn’t get it. Dekker debuted in the first Galaxy FC and lost. After that, he changed his manager and after 2 victories he was granted with a contender fight but was knocked out by Burns who just became the heavyweight champion! Christopher has also a winning career the in the org. His first two fights were quick KOs that gave him the award of the night. After one more victories he fought to be the next contender but lost to the current title challenger in a close decision. Christopher is a vicious striker who finished 4 of his 5 victories with a KO in the first round. Dekker is a well rounded fighter who just recently became a brow belt. The key to the victory for Dekker is to get the fight to the ground. I don’t think it would be wise to stand and bang against Christopher who has the power to knock out anyone from the division! This fight could go either way! What is your bet?


Yamamoto Takiyama vs Dan ‘’The Man’’ Swanson

Takiyama and Swanson is a battle of young prospects.  Takiyama debuted in Galaxy FC with a decision win against one of the favorites to be the next Junior Title challenger. Talking about the Junior Belt, Swanson is currently in the top 5! It couldn’t be different since he has 4 fights in the org and 3 victories. All by KO in the first round! In this fight we have a clear clash of styles. While Swanson is an excellent striker, Takiyama is a solid grappler that holds a purple belt! If Swanson keeps the fight standing, he will beat the crap of his opponent but if the fight goes to the ground, Takiyama is the favorite here. Impossible to predict something here!


Mickey Felipe vs Ozzie Castillo

Closing the preliminary card, we have a possible light heavyweight contender fight! Felipe is the former champion. He won his title in an epic battle against Rommel where finished the fight with only 15 seconds left in the 5th round! But in his first title defense he lost again to Cave, his nemesis!  In his way to become the champion again stands Castillo who is undefeated in Galaxy FC! He debuted in Galaxy 5 with a marvelous superman punch which granted him the KO of the night. A couple of more victories and he is now on the top of the division!  Felipe is a well rounded fighter and despite not excelling in anything, he has finished 11 of his 13 victories, something that is quite impressive! Castillo is an excellent boxer. In his career he has 20 victories and 18 of them end by knockout! Also very impressive! In this clash of veteran fighters, Felipe looks the best fighter but he is no match to Castillo on the feet. Taking the fight to the ground is crucial and if he can’t, Castillo should have all the tools needed to score a huge victory!


‘’Wonderboy’’ Chris Van De Kemp vs Anucha Poopha

In this rematch, we have a contender fight for the bantamweight division! On Galaxy 4, both of these fighters made history when fought to become the first Galaxy FC champion! Not only for the bantamweight division, but in all the org! Now Van De Kemp can seek his vendetta! He is probably the guy who has the highest numbers of awards in Galaxy FC. He has 6 fights for the org with 3 wins and 3 losses and in 5 times he received an award! In his last fight, he almost won the Junior Belt in a very close fight but end up losing by decision. Poopha is a hell of a solid guy. With a great muay thai, he seemed to wipe the entire division until he loses to Rondo in a unbelievable lost. But now it’s in the past. Both fighters are true warriors that seek nothing but the title and the victory will give it to them. This is a classic grappler versus striker match. In their previous fight, Van De Kemp tried 79 takedowns and failed them all! While Poopha landed all 247 strikes he attempted! Crazy stuff, I know! Will we see that again or Van De Kemp will finally get a takedown and prove to all he is a natural born finisher? This fight will be awesome!


Albert ‘’The Docker’’ Drake vs Chad ‘’Death’’ Looney

In this bout we have another battle of young fighters. This time for the middleweight division. Drake debuted in Galaxy 21 with a first round KO that gave him the KO of the night awards. In his second fight he also scored a first round KO, displaying once again his good striking skills! Looney also debuted in Galaxy 21 where he scored a first round sub and also won the award of the night. Now their paths cross in one more classic match of strikers versus grappler. Drake being the striker with 7 KOs in 8 wins and Looney the grappler with all his 9 victories ending by sub! I don’t think any fighter can stand each other in their strong areas. If Looney survives the beginning of the fight and score a takedown, the victory is his but Drake has the potential to end this fight even before he gets taken down! I bet this fight won’t go to the second round!


‘’The Demolition Man’’ Jean Claude Overeem vs Keast ‘’The Sailor’’ Gaard

Finally, we reached our first title fight of the night! For the welterweight title, the current champion, Overeem, is undefeated for Galaxy FC! He is one of the best fighters of the org that already nailed two of the night awards. He first become champion in Galaxy 17 and then defended his title of Galaxy 24. All his 3 fights ended by KO and 2 of them by powerful knees! Gaard, the challenger, debuted on Galaxy 20 with an amazing slam! This awesome KO granted him not only the KO of the night but also a shot for the title! Both of these guys are outstanding strikers. Overeem finished 6 of 7 fights by KO and Gaard finished 18 of 21 by KO! Very impressive numbers! I think Gaard has a slightly advantage on skills and experience but Overeem carries the heart of the champion! This fight will blow your mind and there is a good chance the KO of the night lies here! You can’t miss that!


‘’The Bad Seed’’ Nick Cave vs Dimas ‘’The Surprise’’ Boykiy

In the co-main event, for the light heavyweight title we have a rematch! In their previous bout to see who was going to be the next contender, Boykiy was the favorite by far. He was the older, the most experienced and the most skilled fighter and Cave amazingly KO him in the first round! It was freaking awesome! After this fight, Cave won the belt by a decision against Felipe. Boykiy get together his pieces after the lost and KO Godley in only 24 seconds to claim for a shot at the title and a rematch against Cave. This fight is much alike the welterweight title. Both are outstanding strikers and the current champion might look the underdog but if you neglect the heaviness the champions carries on their shoulders, you will definitely meet your demise! Hold your breath and don’t blink! This fight can be over in a second!


Benjamin ‘’The Kid’’ Belleville vs Rajon Rondo

In the main event of the evening we have the bantamweight title fight! Both fighters are undefeated in Galaxy FC and they come in a 6 fights winning streak! Rondo is the youngest champion of Galaxy FC - Besides the Junior Champion - and he won the belt in a speechless victory were he outperformed the current champion who was in theory much better than him! Belleville debuted in Galaxy 20 with a KO in the first round. His fight was in the 145lbs division but he decided to drop down and face the bantamweight champion!  Rondo is an excellent Boxer with good wrestling skills while Belleville is a well rounded fighter. Rondo should be better on the feet but Belleville should have the edge on the ground. Rondo already proved he deserves to be the champion. Now Belleville has to show his will to take the belt no matter what! This fight will be epic and couldn’t ask for a better matchup! I am very excited to watch this bout, how about you?


Wow, another not so much epic preview! It got a little bigger than I thought but that’s all for you guys! The org grow awesomely since last preview at Galaxy 9. I was very happy to land a 131 rating and now we are on the hunt to break the 200 mark! Some of you guys are with me since the beginning and I really appreciate it! I wouldn’t be able to do this great work if all of you, old and new managers, weren’t awesome! Anyway, let’s not get sentimental. We are here because we are bloodthirsty and blood shall we have in this event!

See ya

WvM

 

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