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Warrior Fight League presents WFL 5-Haarmann versus Schmidt live from Wild Bob’s Bar in Helsinki on January 29th 2014. This event will also feature another big Light Heavyweight fight and several Featherweight Fights. When the dust clears we will have our first Light Heavyweight Champion and the Featherweight division will be turned upside down. Without further ado let’s dive into these great fights.
Preliminary Bout Number One- Featherweight Fight
Ronaldo Hispanyola (5-3) {0-1} versus Horse "Imperial" Imperial (0-1) {0-0}
Hispanyola is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu fighter so he will want to get this fight to the ground. Four of Ronaldo’s five fights have been won by submission. Unfortunately for Ronaldo he has run into a bit of an unlucky patch as he has lost his last two fights, so he will want to get back on the winning track right away. Imperial lost his only professional fight by decision so he will also want to get on the winning track. The well versed Muay Thai striker will look to keep the fight standing. He should mix up his strikes well so it will be harder for Hispanyola to take the fight to the ground. Leg kicks and head kicks should work just fine as I would stay away from the clinch. I think Hispanyola will get the fight to the ground and win by submission in the first round.
Preliminary Bout Number Two- Welterweight Fight
Szymon "The Steamroller" Kowalski (1-0) {0-0} versus Alexander "Mother Russia" Dubrovsky (2-3) {1-1}
Kowalski is boxer who laid out his only opponent in the first round. Kowalski should some great ground skill in his last fight defending a few submissions and escaping back to his feet. Those skills should not come into play at all in this fight. He will want to avoid range striking but he could have a good shot in the clinch. Do not let Dubrovsky’s record fool you. Two of his three losses came to the same opponent who was a submission fighter. When it comes to the striking game Mother Russia knows how to bring it hard. He will be happy to exchange strikes with Kowalski and both of these fighters will be looking to knock each other out. I think Dubrovsky will get the better of the exchange and I have him winning by knockout in the second round.
Preliminary Bout Number Three- Featherweight Fight
Reinaldo "Animal" Aruba (5-1) {0-0} versus Luis "Luiggi" Machin (1-2) {0-0}
Aruba is a wrestler and a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu specialist who will be looking to quickly get this fight to the ground. His first two wins came by submission, but in his last three fights it went to decision. Aruba will want to wrap up Machin in any way because once it goes to the ground he will not want the fight to get back up. Machin is a wrestler but he will have an advantage in the striking department and should look to stuff any take down attempts. He will want to use some leg kicks to slow down his opposition and mix that in with some punches. He should look to avoid head kicks and clinches so he can stay away from easy takedowns. I see Aruba getting the fight to the ground and winning via submission in the first round.
Main Card Bout Number One- Featherweight Fight
Artie Lange (12-12) {0-1} versus Nick Renne (1-0) {1-0}
Lange is a very experienced fighter with twenty four fights under his belt. The thirty three year old former HERO fighter is a submission specialist with seven wins coming by way of submission. Lange has been knocked out nine times so he will want to go to the ground, even though Renne is also a ground fighter. Renne all though is a ground and pounder instead of a submission fighter. In Renne’s only fight he scored a first round takedown and pounded away at his opponent. In the second round his opponent pulled guard, and Renne pounded his way to a knockout victory. This fight will be an interesting ground bout with a submission fighter and a ground and pounder, and I am going to pick the younger striker in this fight. I got Renne winning in the second round by knockout, but he will need to be heavy on the submission defense.
Main Card Bout Number Two- Featherweight Fight
Darren "The Axeman" McGlynn (2-1) {0-1} versus Tim "Far Lap" Farland (1-1) {0-1}
“The Axeman” is a striker through and through. He took his first loss of his career in the WFL by allowing the fight to go to decision. McGlynn has asked for a rematch, but he will need to pick up a win in this one to get it. McGlynn feels he is the better striker in this one and he should be looking to keep this fight standing. Farland also lost his first fight right here in the WFL. So both of these fighters are trying to rebound, and Farlands best chance will be to take down McGlynn. Farland is a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and his only win came by submission so he does have a ground game. He should look to exploit McGlynn on the ground. I think The Axeman will come out on top with a first round knockout as Farland will struggle to get the fight to the ground.
Main Card Bout Number Three- Featherweight Fight
Artair Dostan (7-5-1) {0-1} versus Anucha Poopha (8-2) (0-0)
Dostan got a great start to his career winning his first five fights. Things have not looked so well since, in his last eight fights he has two wins five losses and a draw. If Dostan wants to get back on the winning side of the track he will need to use his wrestling and Jiu Jitsu in this bout. He should look to take down his opponent as quickly as he can, and avoid striking at all. Poopha is eight and two and his only two losses came against the same opponent. Poopha is two time Galaxy Featherweight Champion and is looking to bring that championship pedigree to the WFL. Poopha is the better striker, but he is not overmatched horribly on the ground. Obviously Poopha will want to stand and strike with Dostan, but if he is taken down it is not immediately over. I am going to have to pick Poopha to win this fight, and my guess it will be by TKO in the second round.
Main Card Bout Number Four- Light Heavyweight Fight
Kuku Xumusu (10-9) {0-1} versus Kevin "Grinder" Stevens (3-0) {2-0}
Xumusu is a veteran to Mixed Martial Arts as he is a nineteen fight veteran. He is a submission fighter and currently holds a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. He has demonstrated his grappling abilities with six submission victories throughout his career. He will want to get Sevens to the ground where he can take control of this fight. Stevens is a wrestler that absolutely loves to strike. Stevens will take you down and ground and pound his way to victory, or he will clinch it up and smash your face in. Stevens also does not mind striking at range, and he should look to do the latter in this one. Obviously he will not want to takedown the submission specialist, and a clinch could allow Kuku to pull guard. I think Stevens will be able to use his wrestling to keep the fight standing and punch his way to a knockout victory as we all know Xumusu does not have the best chin. I think Stevens gets this win in the first round via knockout.
Main Event, Main Card Bout Number Five- Light Heavyweight Title Fight
Fritz "The Butcher Of Hanover" Haarmann (6-0) {1-0} versus Don Schmidt (4-0) {2-0}
Haarmann not only has one of the greatest nicknames he also holds a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. In his only WFL fight Haarmann was able to get his opponent to the ground and submit him early in the second round. Getting the fight to the ground will be what Fritz wants in this one, but he will not want to let this fight get anywhere near the second round. Don Schmidt is a very powerful striker as we have seen with his violent knockouts. In Don’s four fights he has spent only two minutes and nineteen second in the cage. Both of his fights in the WFL Schmidt was able to bring home Knockout of the Night awards, and he will be looking to do much of the same in this one. Schmidt will have to defend more takedowns in this fight then he has ever had before. I will not be able to make a prediction on this fight do to the fact I manage Don Schmidt myself, so if you like to gamble on my predictions sorry about this one.
Once again this has been Tony Rossi with another WFL event preview. Please join us for the event as we have an action packed night. All writings and opinions are those of the writer and do not necessarily reflect those of the WFL. All writings are owned by the WFL and my not be reused or reproduced without written expressed concent of the Warrior Fight League.
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