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Live on February 1st from Hard Knocks in Rio de Janeiro Brazil Barbarian Fight Club presents Barbarian FC 6. As always MANGO Nutrition will be the merchandise partner for the event, and they will have booths located in and around the Hard Knocks for any of your nutritional needs. Let’s dive on into the fights and see what is going down at the first Barbarian Fight Club event in February.
Preliminary Bout Number 1-Heavyweight Fight
Jack "Foo" Dutra (0-1) {0-0} versus Varus "Hanniball" Gracie (0-2) {0-1}
Dutra is a boxer and will want to obviously keep this fight standing. He showed off his skills in his first fight striking at a distance and looking great in the clinch. He was pulled to the ground and submitted in the second round, but Dutra was winning the fight up to that point. Even though he showed his stand up skills he also proved that he has no ground game at all. That might be music to his opponent’s ears as Gracie is a wrestler. He wants to take the fight to the ground and get on top so he can rain down punches. If he can get Dutra to the floor this fight should end quickly. I am going to pick Dutra to get his first win in this one though, with a third round TKO.
Preliminary Bout Number 2- Bantamweight Fight
Brahma "Heineken" Cervejinha (0-1) {0-0} versus Miralles "El Diablo" Cezar (0-3) {0-1}
Both of these fighters will be looking to get their first win. Also these two have similar fighting styles so it will either be a great fight or a dud. I am hoping for a great fight, but these two have combine for four losses and zero wins. Every one of those combined losses these two where finished. Normally I would pick the more experienced fighter when I am looking at something so close, but the voice in my head is screaming to pick Brahma. So that is exactly what I am going to do. I think Brahma wins by TKO in the second round.
Preliminary Bout Number 3- Lightweight Fight
Kevin "Matanza" Dutra (1-0) {0-0} versus Filip "Killer" Yolo (1-1) {0-1}
Kevin Dutra is a wrestler who loves the ground aspect of MMA. In his first and only fight Dutra was incredibly dominate. He was able to get three takedowns and he also landed fifty four shots on the ground. The way he was able to keep the pressure on after getting cut open was a true test of his heart. Dutra may have gotten a bad draw in this one, because I am not sure he will be able to go to the ground with Yolo. The reason being Yolo is a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and he will be looking to get another submission victory. Yolo’s one and one record proves he loves grappling, one win by submission and one loss by submission. If Dutra takes him down he will put the pressure on with his Jiu Jitsu, and I think he will get a first round submission victory.
Preliminary Bout Number 4- Bantamweight Fight
Howard "Engineer" Holowitz (1-1) {1-1} versus Tiago "Sensi" Andre (1-1) {1-0}
Holowitz is a wrestler and Jiu Jitsu fighter who always looks for a quick submission. He is not a push over in the striking game, but he is uncomfortable there. Howard will want to get the quick takedown and start looking to grab a loose limb if he can. Andre is a Muay Thai striker who made quick work of his last opponent with some great looking head kicks. Already proving he has power in his kicks he should look to use them again. Head kicks to keep the distance and leg kicks to slow down the takedown attempts. If Andre can keep his distance from Holowitz I see another knock out in his future. I believe Holowitz will get the takedown and secure the submission victory in the first round.
Preliminary Bout Number 5- Welterweight Fight
Cheech "Tokemaster" Marin (1-0) {0-0} versus Nattapong "The Tiger" Lorlek (0-0) {0-0}
Marin is a wrestler and a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu so he will be looking to take the fight to the ground. In his last bout Marin did take the fight to the ground, but he also stood up and threw some strikes. On the ground the “Tokemaster” did look for submissions but he also threw some punches so he does like to mix it up a lot. Lorlek is a Muay Thai master so I hear. He will need to keep this fight off the ground so he can showcase his skills. This will be his first MMA fight so I could not tell you if he likes to clinch or not, but I am looking forward to finding out. This fight is interesting and cannot wait to see it paly out. I am going to pick Marin in this fight, as I think at some point it will go to the ground, and he will be able to walk out of here with a round two submission victory.
Main Card Bout Number 1- Middleweight Fight
Chris Weidman (1-0) {0-0} versus Alex "Toquinho" Silva (1-1) {0-0}
Weidman is a wrestler who I would assume would be a ground and pounder or a lay and pray kind of a guy, but he really threw me off in his first fight. Weidman did take the fight to the ground but he attempted a lot of submissions and ended up getting one. Without any training in Jiu Jitsu I was surprised by the submission victory. Silva is also a wrestler but he holds a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and he should be happy with this fight going to the ground. His one loss came against a better submission artist. Silva should look to allow Weidman to take him down and then either look for a sweep or a submission from the bottom. I see at least ninety percent of this fight being spent on the ground, and I have Silva winning in the first by submission.
Main Card Bout Number 2- Light Heavyweight Fight
Austin "Boss" Black (2-2) {1-2) versus Pedro Couture (2-1) {0-1}
Black was on a string of losses but he turned things around in his last fight. The wrestler won the fight by TKO and did most of his damage in the clinch. Black was happy to strike from range, and he even scored a few takedowns. He did not look good on the ground and I suggest he stays away from the ground at all costs, considering both of his losses have come by way of submission. In Couture’s only fight in Barbarian Fight Club he was honored with fighting Aderbal Maia. The clinch fighting boxer was overmatched by the amazing Jiu Jitsu artist but he should not have to worry about defending the submission in this fight. Most of this bout should take place up close and personal and that is the kind of fight I would like to watch. This is a coin toss to predict the winner and I am going to pick Couture to win by TKO in the first round.
Main Card Bout Number 3- Welterweight Fight
Rajesh "Raj" Koothrappali (2-0-1) {2-0-1} versus Christopher "The Wolf" Newton (1-0-1) {1-0-1}
These two mixed it up just a few days ago, and they were trying to keep their records unblemished. Technically they both did as the fight went to the judges and they ruled the fight a draw. Personally and with no offence to “Raj” I think “The Wolf” Newton won the fight. You can make arguments on what would be a better way to judges fights and in a ten point must system I think Newton wins twenty nine twenty eight. Never the less these two will go back to war just eight days after their last encounter. I don’t think this fight will have the same ending as it did in their first one. I think Koothrappali took the worst of their last fight, and I don’t think he is healed up. Newton will barley be ready for this one as well. I am going to pick Newton to win this fight in the first round by submission. If these two have a third chapter in what is becoming a great rivalry hopefully it will be far enough down the road that we get to see these two great warriors at one hundred percent.
Co Main Event, Main Card Bout Number 4- Light Heavyweight Fight
Leandro "Cigano" Hughes (4-1) {2-0} versus Jan Jankowski (3-1) {1-0}
The ground and pounding Hughes is currently riding a three fight win streak and is hoping to continue on that path. Hughes should be in the Light Heavyweight title tournament and a fourth consecutive win would be a huge moral boost going into the tournament. His one and only game plan is to ground and pound his opponents but he may want to change things up for this next fight. I don’t believe that Hughes has faced a submission artist at the caliber of Jankowski so far in his career. Jankowski is right outside of making the tournament but a win could propel him into being the number one contender win the tournament is over. Jankowski has three wins and they all have come by way of submission, so if Hughes looks to take him to the mat I am sure Jan will have no problem with that. I think Jankowski can pull off an upset here, and I am going to pick him to win via submission in the second round and I will even go as far to say it will be off his back.
Main Event, Main Card Bout Number 5- Middleweight Fight
Andrei "Sapo" Saintclair (4-0) {3-0} versus Pit "Bulldog" Mies (5-1) {2-1}
This should be a great fight and it should be in the spot light of any event that it is on. It will feature two of the top three Middleweights in Barbarian Fight Club. Both of these fighters are brown belts in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu but they use completely different styles. Saintclair is an aggressive submission specialist who has won all four of his fights by way of submissions. Andrei has only allowed one of his fights to go past the halfway point, and it just barley went by. His longest fight ended at two minutes and fifty nine seconds of the second round. Mies likes to take the fight to the ground and then control. He will throw strikes and he will work to improve position. Mies biggest goal is to not get the fight standing up as he likes to point grapple. Four of his five wins came by way of decision and the other one he got the first round submission. I don’t think the point grappling will work against such an aggressive submission fighter, so I will pick Saintclair to win this fight by submission in the second round.
That will wrap up this preview and I will be looking forward to any of your complements or complaints on the smack talk forums. If you visit there you will see a new look to the previews and I would love to hear what everyone has to say about it. Do not forget to pick up you nutrition supplies from MANGO nutrition.
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