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HONOR FC 7 Onslaught Event Preview

Event Preview: HONOR FC 7 Onslaught
HONOR Fighting Championship
2014-03-15, Las Vegas, The Palmtree
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We will be holding a big event at The Palmtree on Saturday March 15th. We will have the 155 pound title on the line along with several other big time fights. We have two huge welterweight fights as well as a huge light heavyweight fight. As always In The Red Sportsbook will have all the odds and Meet the Future is sponsoring us.







Preliminary Bout Number 1- Middleweight Fight (185lbs)







Dalton "Black Killer" Ismith (0-1) {0-0} versus Anderson "Shogun" Christopher (1-3) {0-2}







Ismith will be making his HFC debut brining in a record of o and one. His loss came by submission so he should know he needs to keep this fight standing. He is the far better striker in this match up and he needs to come out and show it. Christopher is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu brown belt who’s only win has come by way of submission. He has been knocked out once and taken to decision twice. He has to know he needs to get this fight to the ground and get the submission. I think Ismith has the ability to knock out Christopher but I think Anderson gets the fight to the ground and wins by submission in the first round.







Preliminary Bout Number 2- Middleweight Fight (185lbs)







Josh "The Chris Bosh" Laston (3-2) {0-0} versus John "Drav" Dravinski (1-2) {0-1}







Well these two fighters are both coming off losses and they will want to turn things around quickly. Laston I think has the better stand up as two of his wins have come by knockout. He will want to keep the fight standing and mix up his strikes well to get to Dravinski. John got his only win by submission and then he dropped his next two fights. I think Laston can keep this fight standing and I am picking him to win this fight by knockout in the second round.







Preliminary Bout Number 3- Light Heavyweight Fight (205lbs)







Freddy Lee (2-3) {1-3} versus Dave "D" Davisdon (4-6) {1-2}







These two light heavyweights have both been in a rut. Lee is on a three fight losing streak and he needs that to come to an end. All three of those losses came by TKO and Davisdon is a submission fighter. That is great news for Lee since he is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Davisdon has yet to win two fights in a row. Things just keep looking down and down for the guy as well. He is a submission fighter getting all four of his wins via submission. The reason things are looking down I don’t think a blue belt can submit a black belt. Dave does have the better stand up so if he trys to keep this as a striking fight I think he could win. For some reason though I think this fight is going to the ground nice and early so I am picking Lee to win by submission in the first round.







Preliminary Bout Number 4- Middleweight Fight (185lbs)







Dario "The Killer" Silva (3-2) {2-2} versus Donovan "Ronin" Robertson (5-1) {2-1}







This is a rematch from Honor FC 2. It was to determine the first ever middleweight champion. Robertson got the win with an armbar in the middle of round number three. Now that Robertson has dropped the title it might be time for Silva to seek a little revenge. Silva was completely dominating this fight when Robertson got the submission to win in the third round. Obviously Robertson has the ability to get the win by submission over Silva, but Silva will dominate any time that the fight is not on the ground. I got a feeling Silva wins this fight in the second round by TKO and then we will get to see a third one.







Preliminary Bout Number 5- Featherweight Fight (145lbs)







Dewayne Bryant (7-5) {3-1} versus Bruce Shashia (5-2) {3-1}







Dewayne Bryant knows how to handle himself on the ground. He has great wrestling to go along with his Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt. He has seven wins in his career and six of those have come by submission. Is there a down side to Bryant? He has five losses and four of those came by TKO so hopefully he has been working on his striking defense. Shashia has been awesome since coming to HFC. He lost his debut by decision an since he has won three straight fight. Shashia knows how to finish as well winning all three of his HFC fights by TKO. What this fight is going to come down to is simple. Can Bryant get this fight to the ground before he gets knocked out, and I say yes he does. I got Bryant winning this fight by submission in the first round.







Main Card Bout Number 1- Featherweight Fight (135lbs)







"The Magician" Ari Birmiski (24-18) {1-0} versus Ted "Diet" Coke (13-10) {0-1}







This should be one great fight because these two have both been around a while and they both have a great skill set. Birmiski is a black belt who has nine wins by submission and he will be looking to get this fight to the ground. If he can get it down he should have an advantage over the brown belt. Ted Coke has a ground game but he is more of a striker. The majority of Coke’s wins have come by TKO so he will be looking to stand. This should be a highly competitive fight rather it’s on the ground or on the feet. I am going to pick Birmiski to win a very close and hard fought decision.







Main Card Bout Number 2- Lightweight Title Fight (155lbs)







Julius Caesar (4-0) {2-0} versus Bolius "One round fighter" Kalabokas (4-2) {2-0}







I doubted Caesar in his last fight and I lost some serious money on that fight. He is a striker who has developed a good ground game and he is a bit of a triple threat. Caesar should be able to adjust his game plan to the point he has the advantage but he should not make any adjustments in this one. Kalabokas is a striker who is currently on a four fight win streak and all four of his wins have come by knockout. I honestly think he only has a punchers chance since Caesar is better in the striking department. If this fight ends up on the mat at all Caesar should dominate. While standing up Caesar has the advantage as well, so he should all Bolius to dictate where the fight goes, and he should just take control from there. I got Caesar winning this fight in the second round via knockout.







Main Card Bout Number 3- Welterweight Fight (170lbs)







"Veliki" Ljuti Hrcak (12-1) {1-1} versus "GroundnPound" Kevin Coonaments (4-5) {1-3}







Well Hrcak lost his first fight of his career dropping his record to twelve and one. He will be looking to spring back into the winning column in this one. He has better wrestling and Jiu Jitsu so he should look to get this fight to the ground as soon as he can. Out of his twelve wins nine of them have come by submission so he is very comfortable on the mat. Coonaments is a ground and pound fighter who has had a bit of bad luck lately. He was on a five fight losing streak before getting a win in his last fight. Is that the spark he needed or is it just a fluke? I don’t think it was a fluke and I could see Coonaments becoming a good fighter, but I do think the style matchup is a bad one for him. I got Hrcak winning this fight by submission in the first round.







Co Main Event Main Card Bout Number 4- Welterweight Fight (170lbs)







Oberyn "Steel" Martell (11-5) {0-0} versus Taylor "woob woob woob" Clark (26-16-1) {1-1-0}







This should end up being a classic fight. Both of these fighters have been around for a long time. Martell is twenty eight years old and has sixteen fights behind him. He is coming off a loss in his last fight but he will look to make a big rebound for his HFC debut. Nine of his eleven wins have come by knockout as he has proven he is a great striker, so he will be looking to keep this fight standing. Clark is thirty five years old and he has had over forty fights. You cannot buy that kind of experience and he should use that to figure out a way to get this fight to the ground. He should look to out point Martell since I don’t think he can finish him. I think this fight is going the distance and I will pick Clark to win a close one.







Main Event Main Card Bout Number 5- Light Heavyweight Fight (205lbs)







"Wittertainment" Mayo Kermode (17-9) {0-0} versus James "Java Man" Avalon (19-9) {0-0}







This will be another fight between to veterans. In this one though both fighter will be making their debuts in HFC. This just shows you the level of commitment that Mr. Monk has to bring HFC to number one. He is out there trying to make the best deals to bring the best fighters that are available to HFC so he can offer the best fights to the fans. This entire card is littered with amazing match ups and this one in no different. Even though it would seem that Avalon is more skilled there are intangibles involved in every sport. Kermode has won thirteen of his fights by way of knockout and in his nine losses he has only been finished three times. Avalon has been knocked out four times and submitted once in his nine losses, while his nineteen wins are split with seven knockouts, six submissions, and six decisions. It would seem Kermode has the better chin and knockout power. For that reason I am going with Mayo Kermode to win this fight by knockout.







We have a lot of new faces to the HFC most of which are established popular fighters and we are showcasing them tonight. This should be an action packed card from top to bottom and I certainly can’t wait. I am most looking forward to the lightweight title fight as I think that is going to be exciting. Thanks for reading and make sure you express your opinions on the smack talk thread.







All views and opinions are those of the authors and do not reflect the views and opinions of Honor Fighting Championship. Honor Fighting Championship owns this article and it may not be reused or retransmitted without written expressed consent of Honor Fighting Championship.

 

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