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UPF-M 9: Jumping the Shark

Event Preview: UPF-M 9: Jumping the Shark
Ultimate Pit Fighting - Montreal (190k)
2013-07-20, Montreal, The Underground - Montreal
Author:Marcus Whitman

UPF-M 9: Jumping the Shark is an upcoming mixed martial arts event to be held by Ultimate Pit Fighting – Montreal on July 20, 2013 at The Underground arena in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.


 


 


[Preliminary Card]


 


-[Middleweight bout]: Sylvia Silva (2-2) versus Liam Lancaster (0-3)


-[Welterweight bout]: Ethan Ornatowski (1-3) Urban Fox (0-0)


-[Middleweight bout]: James Van Der Sluijs (1-0) versus Fairm Taite (0-2)


-[Heavyweight bout]: Vlad The Impaler (1-2) versus Ben Breeze (0-0)


-[Welterweight bout]: Sami Tarake (1-0) versus Jesse Murdoch (4-2)


 


 


[Main Card]


 


-[Middleweight bout]: Steven Smith (1-0) versus Jadyson Costa (3-1)


-[Preview]: Steven Smith the boxer faces the the ground n pound specialist Jadyson Costa.


 


-[Heavyweight bout]: The Prophet Malzahar (2-1) versus Jonathon Bond (3-3)


-[Preview]: The well rounded striker Malzahar returns to face the submission fighter Jonathon Bond. While Bond's best chances of winning come on the ground, The Prophet Malzahar has an established submission game and deadly hands as well.


 


-[Middleweight bout]: George Greggers (1-0) versus Narcizo Thomas (1-0)


-[Preview]: Styles collide as the ground n pound specialist George Greggors takes on the young Jujitsu fighter Narcizo Thomas.


 


 


-[Co-Main Event]-


 


-[Middleweight bout]: Thomas Hooke (2-0) versus Ethan Blake (4-1)


-[Preview]: Thomas Hooke is a popular fighter that utilizes effective boxing to finish opponents. When he feels outgunned, he happily takes the fight to the clinch to neutralize the striking of others. Ethan Blake is a pure Jujitsu fighter. In his lengthy career, he has found himself on the ground in every outing. His only struggle came against a more experienced ground fighter in a fight where Blake was holding his own over the course of three rounds until the end.


 


-[A closer look]


 


(Thomas Hook)


-[Record]: 2-0 (2 KO)


-[Height]: 6'1


-[Weight]: 200 lbs


-[Style]: Boxing, Clinch Fighter


 


(Ethan Blake)


-[Record]: 4-1 (4 SUB)


-[Height]: 5'9


-[Weight]: 190 lbs


-[Style]: Brazilian Jujitsu


 


 


-[Main Event]-




-[Light-heavyweight bout]: Maxwell Price (3-0) versus Greg Giraldo (2-0)


-[Preview]: Maxwell Price is a problem for the light-heavyweight division. In his UPF debut he destroyed undefeated Muay Thai prospect Kris Naga in just under three minutes. If Maxwell Price gets the takedown, he immediately unloads with ground n pound. Each of his strikes is meant to knock you out and he doesn't rest until you've stopped squirming.


 


Greg Giraldo has fought at two weight classes in his short UPF career. What he lacks in knockout power he makes up for with his sturdy chin. After he outstruck Ethan Ornatowski, he moved up to light-heavyweight and traded bombs with Lewyn Martell to a decision.


 


-[A closer look]


 


(Maxwell Price)


-[Record]: 3-0 (3 KO)


-[Height]: 6'1


-[Weight]: 220 lbs


-[Style]: Ground n pound


 


(Greg Giraldo)


-[Record]: 2-0


-[Height]: 5'5


-[Weight]: 160 lbs


-[Style]: Sprawl n brawl


 


 

 

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