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 Hello Folks Merlin here again with some very exciting MMA action! We have 10 very exciting fights on the card, and its all headlined by the Lightweight King Darcy Lilo defending his belt against veteran James Madness! This is going to be a war....
205lbs-Blagoi Ivanov(3-3)(1-2)vsLeo Rodrigues(1-6)(0-4)-Blagoi by UD
135lbs-Barney Judge(2-1)(0-1)vsLeon Cratz(1-1)(1-0)-Cratz by UD
205lbs-Nickolas Diaz(4-3)(0-2)vsFrank Klose(2-1)(0-0)-Klose by (t)KO in 1st Rd
170lbs-Bentley Downer(4-3)(3-3)vsSemore Butkiss(1-2)(1-1)-Butkiss by (t)KO in 1st Rd
205lbs-Diego Russell(3-2)(3-1)vsJack Powell(1-1)(0-0)-Russell by (t)KO in 2nd Rd
135lbs-#7."Sir"Amr Pendragon(3-0)(3-0)vsJean Claude Van Damme(2-2)(2-2)
Amr Pendragon has been tearing through his opponents up until this point in his career, having won his last two fights by knockout and even earning a KO of the Night award. Amr has some great boxing, power in both hands, and a solid chin which allows him to stand and bang with the best in the division. Jean Claude Van Damme has had a little bit of a rougher journey to this fight going 2-2 in his career, but avenged his first loss in his last victory and is looking to get on the right track with another victory. Jean Claude has a solid Muay Thai back ground, and some devastating kicks! These two are training partners at Medieval gym, and word out of that camp is these two have never liked each other and their sparring sessions can get pretty heated! I think that this is going to be a war, and potential fight of the night. Its going to come down to who can get the better of the stand up exchanges, without taking much damage.
205lbs-#9.Markus Fittz(4-1)(3-0)vsCraig"The Crazy"Nutts(5-0)(0-0)
Markus Fittz is really starting to make a name for himself in the light heavyweight division winning his first 3 fights, and with a victory in this matchup he will force the rest of the division to take notice. He is pretty well rounded, and has showed in his three fights that he can finish the fight either standing or on the mat. Craig Nutts is making his debut coming in on a 5 fight win streak, and is a QFC tournament winner but hasn't really been tested up until this point. He is a high level submission artist with his respectable wrestling and Brown Belt, that can lock up a limb or his opponents neck at any time. Fittz's best chance to win is to keep the fight standing, but that is easier said than down when your opponent has a slight wrestling advantage. If the fight hits the mat I have to give the advantage to Craig, but I could also see this one going to the judges!
265lbs-#10.Stu"Octo"Diat(5-4)(2-1)vs#4.Lee Jackson(8-5-1)(3-1)
Stu Diat just broke into the top 10 in his last fight, and is looking to his momentum going and a win over an ex Champion could be just what the Dr ordered. He has some of the best grappling in the Heavyweight division, and rumor out of the Brick Brawlers camp is he has been working on his hands quite a bit. Lee Jackson won his first 3 fights in the org on route to becoming the first Fallen Champions Heavyweight Champion, before losing his first title defense to Razor Maya at Fallen Champions XXIV. He will be looking to get back on the winning track in this one, and get one step closer to getting his title back. Stu is going to want to get the fight to the mat where he is more comfortable, and while I think that Jackson can hold his own on the ground his best strategy would be to keep the fight on the feet and use his clear boxing advantage!
265lbs-#2.Nick Robinson(6-1)(4-1)vs#3.Charlie Clock(4-3)(4-3)
In our Co Main Event of the night we have a rematch between these top 5 Heavyweights. Nick Robinson is one fight away from earning himself a Title shot, and all he has to do is beat a man that earn a come from behind win against back at Fallen Champions XVIII. Nick has some remarkable wrestling that he uses to get himself in dominate position, and set himself up to use his high level Brown Belt. Charlie Clock is coming off a Sub of the Night performance against Solofa Fatu in their grudge rematch at Fallen Champions XXIII, and is looking to avenge his last loss and put two wins together! Clock has some good trip takedowns that he uses to take his opponents down and submit them with his Barry Rosa earned Brown Belt. I think this one is going to be like watching a Heavyweight Grappling contest, and its going to come down to who is able to catch the other one first!
155lb Championship-(#7 P4P)(C)Darcy Lilo(9-3)(3-0)vs#4."The Animal"James Madness(8-4)(4-0)
This is our Main Event of the evening, and it has Fight of the Night wrote all over it! Darcy Lilo is a beast, and has showed that in his last two fights knocking off top rated Robert E Conan, and then beating Champion Tom Cirus with a Sub of the Night performance for the belt! He has Olympic level Wrestling and a very high level Brown belt that he has used to earn himself 6 stoppages up until this point of his career! James Madness is the definition of a submission artist, he uses what ever means that he can to drag his opponents to the ground, then actively begins looking for any opening to lock up a submission! Which he has been able to do in 7 of his 12 fights, and has also won Sub of the Night awards in his last two outtings. Thats not too bad for a guy that began his Fallen Champions career with a mediorce 4-4 record, but has since then won his last 4 all by submission. I think this is going to be a war on the ground, look for alot of sweeps and sub attempts, as well as some slick transitions. I think the difference in this one is going to be Lilo's wrestling, he should be able to use it to keep himself in dominate position and hopefully that will help hiim avoid Madness's submission attempts and give him a better chance at his own. With that being said though if Darcy gets careless or overly aggressive he could give Madness all that he needs to lock up another submission victory!
This is going to be a very interesting card, that is forsure, as with the Fallen Champions trend as of late I would look for some upsets to occur! I would like to think our sponsors The Dark Side clothing and Pirates Powder nutrition! Tune in next time for another great preview!
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