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HWP: Smithwick v Hogan *77.3 preview

Event Review: HWP: Smithwick v Hogan *77.3
Las Vegas Prizefighting
2014-02-23, Las Vegas, MMA Grand
Attendance:14,652, Event Rating:358
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 Heavyweight Prize Fighting is back for our main attraction sunday night. Steadily gaining hype, the fighters, managers and Organization itself has all made significant progress forward in the tycoon world. As we have one of the most popular fighters to ever grace a HWP cage going tonight we are glad to be able to present our fans yet another gem.







Grammar Natzee vs Adonis Silva



148lbs 162cm (29-13-3) – 271lbs 205cm (19-20-1)







While Silva is trying his best to reach .500 and keep his record there but he has been having tons of troubles as he has lost 4 fights in a row, including a ferocious whacking coming from the gloves of Hulk Hogan. Grammar Natzee was the man who started this drastic landslide that Silva has been on with a series of heavy strikes sending Silva down with a bloody face and finishing him off with referee stoppage level punches. While 123lbs separate the two fighters, Silva's size advantage had seemed non existent in their first encounter as Natzee stuffed the majority of Silvas takedowns and did more damage in the standup, this rematch will be fun, but I expect more of the same from Natzee.







Tom Cat vs Freeman Blackford



265lbs 200cm (26-21) – 261lbs 200cm (17-7)







On paper there is not much separating these two fighters aside from a few wins and less than 5 pounds, but in reality these two foes are not alike. Tom Cat loves the fight to be on the ground where in his guard he can tap foes out within seconds and from the top he can become a true destroyer. Freeman Blackford is more of an all-around fighter but he has shown decent ground skills and we all know about his KO power. As these two fighters have the cage rocking I think that Blackford might be the man of the hour when the show is done because he has freakish punch power and Tom Cat has taken quite a few dust naps inside the cage as of late. 







Hiranuka Stakanu vs Heimo Hulahula



280lbs 184cm (32-22) – 182lbs 176cm (36-19-2)







An HWP weekend is just not complete if Hiranuka or Heimo Hulahula are not involved, our matchmakers knew that so we decided to put them in the cage together against each other again. In their first meeting, Stakanu visited Heimo and put him on the ground early and was able to control the fight and keep Hulahula on the ground for the duration of what would be the match. Hiranuka tried multiple submissions as Hulahula wiggled free but was caught with a MASSIVE nasty shot followed by two more and as he looked to be leaving the physical realm the referee called the fight. Some people in the crowd thought it was an early stoppage but Heimo certainly didnt. The last time they fought will definitely play a role in the mindsets of these two fighters when they meet sunday as Heimo doesnt want to be smashed again and Hiranuka will be as confident as they come while looking to make mashed potatoes of his much lighter foe.







For our MAIN EVENT! Hulk Hogan vs Mick Smithwick



258lbs 190cm (56-27) – 227lbs 170cm (15-6)







As I always mention it, Hulk Hogan has fought more fights than a correctional facility inmate on a life sentence and I think it is worthy to be spoken on. Not many fighters are capable of making that happen and with 56 wins, it just continues to get more and more impressive everytime I see it. He has won 10 straight fights and all of those have come by KO of a formidable opponent. On his quest for 60 he is knocking on the door of the opportunity to glimpse history. Mick Smithwick, stepping into the cage with a 31lb weight disadvantage will look to prevent the 57th win of Hogan's career from coming on his watch. Coming off of a loss to Goodnight Irene, this troll, sometimes called short-stack will look to cling to Hogan as tight as he can in the clinch and bite his ankles.... (excuse me) attack Hogan's body. Unless he can gas out the bigger, taller and stronger Hogan, I dont see him winning this fight but nevertheless it will ALWAYS be a fun one to watch. 







To all of our fight fans, thank you all for reading and I cannot wait to get into the arena and watch these fights. As always, take your bets to HWP bookies and TO ALL ENJOY!

 

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