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Welcome to Barbarian Fight Time-1 brought to you by Mango Nutrition Live from The Underground in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Barbarian Fight Time-1 has some tremendous match ups for you, including the highly anticipated debut of TWGC World Champion Jared Gracie. Also the number four overall ranked Leandro “Cigano” Hughes will be in action. Earlier this week a major announcement was made, and the winner of Dustin Clare versus Jared Gracie will get an automatic bid into the Welterweight championship tournament that is scheduled to start in February, and we will get to that fight later.
Preliminary Bout Number One
Abraham “Radioactive” Kurse (0-1) {0-0} versus Wellingshton “Professor De Portugues” Paiva (0-1) {0-0}
We start the night off with two fighters making their debut. Both of them are zero and one, but somebody is getting their first win obviously. Kurse is an eighteen year old Canadian who is a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. He also has a little wrestling behind him as well. Abraham has a huge advantage on the ground and will need to get an early takedown if he wants to be sucsesful in this bout. Paiva has absolutely no ground game but the twenty five year old Brazilian native is an accomplished standup fighter. Competent boxing mixed with respectable Muay Thai will give Paiva that advantage in the standup and clinch game. If Paiva can grab ahold of Kurse at any point in this fight I think it turns into a knockout. With that being said I am going to pick Abraham “Radioactive” Kurse to win by submission in the second round.
Preliminary Bout Number Two
Garry “The Natural” Boyle (1-1) {0-1} versus Mateusz “Globus” Szuwara (0-0) {0-0}
Boyle lost his BFC debut to “Raj” Koothrappali by submission in the first round, but he is looking to turn that all around. Boyle should have a very strong clinch due to his wrestling and Muay Thai back round, and he should be looking to use that in his bout against Szuwara. The eighteen year old from Poland had been excited since the fight was signed, but now there is a few problems on this young man’s plate. His manager dropped him, and Szuwara was unable to pay for his own training, so now he is working a full time job and only pops into a gym from time to time. If things don’t go well for him in his debut fight it could be the end of Mateusz “Globus” Szuwara career in Mixed Martial Arts. I will pick Garry “The Natural” Boyle to win by decision.
Preliminary Bout Number Three
Filip “Killer” Yolo (1-0) {0-0} versus Decon Green (2-0) {1-0}
Both of these young kids are submission fighters, but before it goes to the ground Filip will have a slight advantage. Though that is not saying much, as I believe there will be no chance of a knockout in this fight. Yolo won his only fight by submission in the first round and will be looking to use his purple belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu to do it again. Decon Green is also a purple belt but he is also a slightly better wrestler which could be all the difference he needs to pick up a win in this bout. Green is extremely aggressive fighter which in a mirror match such as this I believe it gives him another advantage. Look for this one to be full of takedowns and submission attempts. I see Green finishing Yolo with a submission in the first round.
Preliminary Bout Number Four
Mauricio “Mancha” Moura (1-1) versus Vaan “The Fliying Man” Birdwing (1-0) {0-0}
Moura comes into this fight as a mediocre wrestlers and a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. With his skill set he will want to bring this fight to the ground quickly and avoid any punching or kicking exchange. Since his opponent does have a wrestling back round it would be best to look for the submission early versus transitioning to a better position. Vaan Birdwing is a competent wrestler and a proficient Muay Thai striker. With the combination of wrestling and Muay Thai you have to assume he is looking to clinch early and land as many strikes as possible. In his first fight we did not see any clinch work but I was impressed with his ability to get up off the ground as well as stuff takedowns. Birdwing also has a very nice head kick that could send Moura to the mat. I am going with the underdog in this bout and picking Vaan Birdwing to win by TKO in the second round.
Preliminary Bout Number Five
Elliot “Cronos” Stabler (1-1) {1-1} versus “Anarky” Lonnie Machin (0-0) {0-0}
To finish off the preliminaries we get to enjoy a fight that promises to be a brawl. Stabler is a wonderful boxer who has a great jab, but can also throw some nice combos. In his first fight Stabler lost to a ground fighter, which is typical for boxers to lose to, but in his second fight he got the win in just twenty six seconds. Lonnie Machin will be having his very first professional fight right here in Barbarian Fight Club. Also a wonderful boxer Machin will be looking to stand and bang which is Stabler’s strength. This should be a knockdown drag them out brawl until either the final bell or until one of these combatants is lying flat on their back unconscious. This might be the toughest fight to predict a winner in, I want to go with Stabler do to the experience but I want to go with Machin do to having a better camp. I am going to flip a coin and say Machin wins in the first round by knockout.
Main Card Bout Number One
Howard “Engineer” Holowitz (1-0) {1-0} versus Reginald “Lumberjack” Longbottom (0-0) {0-0}
Holowitz won his debuting fight with an impressive submission victory in less than one minute over Victor Lima. Howard came in and quickly took down the Muay Thai striker and then put the pressure on with submission attempts. Now he will be looking to do the same thing against Longbottom who is a boxer. Reginald Longbottom is not just a boxer as he has had training in many other areas. He has a little skill in wrestling, and he is the shorter naturally heavier fighter, so it will be tuff for Holowitz to get the takedown. As long as the fight stays standing Longbottom will win, but if it goes to the ground it will be all over for the Lumberjack. I think Howard Holowitz will be able to get the fight to the ground eventually and get the submission late in the first round.
Main Card Bout Number Two
Floyd “Money” Mayweather (2-1) {1-0} versus Genki Sudo (1-0) {0-0}
Mayweather won his first bout in BFC, and proved he was money bringing home a Fight of the Night award and bonus. Mayweather can take some shots as seen in that bout, but what was really impressive is the fact he clinched to get breathers then made separation to go back to work. The twenty three year old New York native will have to worry about guard being pulled so he might want to stay away from the clinch in this one. Genki Sudo is a proficient boxer and a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. A somewhat strange combo for a fighter set to make his second appearance in the cage. Mayweather is going to want to stand and fight and Sudo will be able to hang with him, but if the fight ends up on the ground in any way Sudo has a massive advantage. Sudo may what to just wait until Mayweather tries to clinch then pull guard and look to get a second win off his back. I am going to pick Genki Sudo to win his first BFC fight by submission in the second round.
Main Card Bout Number Three
Patryck “O Fisico” Mendes (6-2) {1-1} versus Zachary “Zap Zap” White (2-0) {0-0}
Patryck is an experienced fighter with respectable wrestling and a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. In his last bout Mendes started off just the way he wanted by scoring the takedown, but got submitted himself. He will be looking to get back on his winning ways by taking this fight to the ground. Down on the mat Patryck should dominate this bout, and if it goes there he should walk away with his seventh win. Zachary White is a respectable wrestler and a remarkable boxer with both of his wins coming by way of knockout. In his last fight he proved he had good submission defense as he seemed comfortable on his back. In the second round he got the TKO when the fight could not be taken back to the floor. If this fight stays standing no doubt White wins this fight. I am going to pick White to win in the second round by knockout.
Main Card Bout Number Four
Leandro “Cigano” Hughes (3-1) {1-0} versus Chembakwu “Tiger” Azuibike (1-0)
Hughes is coming into this bout as the heavy favorite. Hughes is a ground and pounder and is currently on a two fight win streak. In his only BFC bout he bloodied up his opponent and got the stoppage in less than two minutes with his relentless strikes from the ground. He will be looking to do much of the same in this matchup. Chembakwu is a Muay Thai striker and a remarkable one at that. His only fight in his career was against fellow BFC fighter Wellingshton “Professor De Portugues” Paiva, and in that fight proved he is somewhat comfortable on the ground. He will want to keep this fight standing though because Paiva is no Hughes on the ground and that’s for sure. Head and leg kicks to keep the distance and point out the fight from a standing position should be his key to success. I am picking Hughes to win this bout by knockout in the first round after getting the take down.
Main Event Of The Evening
Dustin “Gannicus” Clare (4-0) {1-0} versus Jared Gracie (5-0) {0-0}
This is the fight everyone has been talking about. Dustin Clare is ranked number one in BFC at the Welterweight division and ranked third overall. He is a twenty five year old respectable wrestler and a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. All four of his wins came by submission, and his only fight in BFC he brought home a Submission of the Night Award. His opponent Jared Gracie is a proficient wrestler and holds a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Gracie is a proven grappler as he is the Tycoon World Grappling Champion at Middleweight. In the TWGC Gracie was amazing going six and zero winning four of the matches by submission. Before the TWGC Jared went five and zero in MMA action all winning four of those by submission. This will be both of these fighters biggest challenge and it has a guaranteed spot in the Welterweight title tournament. Gracie has the fight experience and the pressure experience, but Clare has the higher ground skill. This is a very tuff call to say who will win this fight. I am going to pick the experience factor here and call Gracie to win by submission in the second round.
As I said this is certainly an amazing card and if it’s not sold out you need to get your tickets. Not only do we have ten awesome fights but Mango Nutrition will have stands located all around the arena for all your supplement needs. I am going to pick Gracie to win Submission of the Night, Hughes to win Knockout of the Night, and Garry “The Natural” Boyle versus Mateusz “Globus” Szuwara to win Fight of the Night.
This preview has been written by Tony Rossi manager in Helsinki. If there is anything you do or do not agree with please take it up on the Smack Talk Forum Thread. Barbarian Fight Club owns all writings and they may not be reproduced without expressed written content.
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