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 The World Combat Championships is ready for another stacked card of MMA action!
Coming to you live from Hard Knocks- New York this Saturday, May 2nd, World Combat together with Big Bear Nutrition presents ten fights ready to engage the crowd like never before,
its WC 21: Mouba vs Roumani!
Headlined by the much-anticipated WC Featherweight Championship tilt between Mamad Mouba and Ali Roumani in a rematch of the Island tournament final,
WC 21 has everything a MMA could dream of! Shtaaf Reimish here again to break them all down, so let's get 'em going!
Bio Hazard (0-1) vs Sonny "Steamin" Rich (0-1) Superheavyweight
WC 21 kicks off with the big boys of MMA as Bio Hazard and Sonny "Steamin" Rich look to restart their pro careers after pro debut setbacks in this super heavyweight clash!
At 0-1, it may seem that Hazard may not be a fighter of WC caliber, but he'll be the first to tell you that QFC loss was not the Hazard we'll come to know in the near future. The teenager out of Nevada began with a solid wrestling background, and has been training his ass off to round-out his attack and be better prepared for his second pro MMA bout.
We saw Rich at WC 17 where he fought a decent three rounds but fell via decision to OZ Icon.
The Philly native will look to keep the fight standing but close the gap on Hazard and use his far superior Muay Thai skills to grind out a victory. I see Hazard getting the takedown, however, and winning it via submission.
Jimmie "Who Is" Galt (1-0) vs Bobby "Rude 1" Rude (0-1) Heavyweight
A pair of 18-year-old American heavyweights are next up inside the octagon as Kinston's Jimmie "Who Is" Galt takes on Newark's Bobby "Rude 1" Rude!
After a 21 second KO victory over Eerie Erasmus in his QFC pro debut, Galt will be looking to keep his hot beginnings going in the octagon Saturday.
With respectable boxing skills and a rounded ground attack, Galt is ready to steadily make a climb up the WC rankings as his career wears on.
Rude made his pro debut in the WC back at 'April Fools' where he fell via third round TKO to Mike Jursilla. While he probably didn't win any round, the Newark native proved he could stand in there with solid boxers, which will be needed again here at WC 21. Should stay standing, and with the natural KO power advantage going to Galt, I'll take him winning via KO,
#13 Grant "The Sensational" Knight (2-3) vs #15 Eik Hoisen (3-1) Lightweight
The third fight on deck comes to us from the lightweight division as Grant "The Sensational" Knight looks to rebound here against upstart Eik Hoisen!
After going 2-2 in the USFC including a TKO victory over Tim Hawk, Knight made his WC debut at WC 18 in grand fashion against the #2 ranked lightweight Papa Shango, falling via submission.
It looked as if the Irishman was not truly prepared for the barrage of takedown attempts Shango threw at him, and when he finally got the takedown, it was over quickly.
The 20-year-old can stand-up fight with anyone, with a solid mix of boxing and Muay Thai skills, so expect him to keep this fight standing.
Hoisen comes to the WC after a Middleweight QFC tournament run saw him go all the way to the Finals, before losing to Jose Silva via TKO 4 seconds before the end of round one.
The Muay Thai fighter out of Estonia will want to close the gap on Knight if he has any chance in this one, but even in the clinch, he doesn't have a huge advantage.
I fully expect Knight to rebound from his Shango loss with a TKO victory at WC 21.
#4 Jimmy Howard (2-0) vs #10 Beast "Cowboy" Boy (1-0) Welterweight
A couple young yet promising and undefeated welterweights are next up at WC 21 as Jimmy Howard gets set for Beast "Cowboy" Boy! Howard has surpassed everyone's expectations so far in his brief career, but the level of competition continues to rise as his climb up the rankings continues.
The 25-year-old home-towner opened up his career with a opening round TKO of Russell Palmer in the QFC, before surprising everyone with a dominant decision victory of Kurt Kiwi at WC 18, where he took Kiwi down and wore him out with ground strikes.
Boy comes to WC after an ultra-impressive pro debut win, which saw him TKO Fed Ali 15 seconds into his G-Co 28 pro debut.
The 20-year-old comes confidently to the east-coast and WC, looking to use his extreme stand-up skills to swing his way to the top of the welterweight division, and push for a title shot. One win at a time, however, but I do see Boy winning this one via KO.
#3 Sean "Pretty Boy" Myler (6-5) vs #11 Giacomo "Italian Stallion" Ysengrin (1-0) Welterweight
WC 21 closes out its preliminary card with another welterweight clash between the current #3 contender Sean "Pretty Boy" Myler and #11 ranked Giacomo "Italian Stallion" Ysengrin! Myler comes to WC after a decent run in ROV in Russia, before being picked up by WC owner JJ Tycooner as his new manager. The 20-year-old Brit is a phenomenal striker, but lacks a ground game, including defense, so expect him to keep this fight standing at all costs. Ysengrin trained long and hard before making his pro debut in the QFC, where he dominated but couldn't finish Fook Man. The 20-year-old Italian is a very well-rounded fighter who has legit top-contender potential, but it all begins here, where he can be expected to look for the takedown to combat Myler's stand-up advantage.
If he can get the takedown, he'll win. I've got Ysengrin via submission.
#4 Larry The Lobster (4-0) vs #11 Mario "The Red Plumber" Bates (2-0) Featherweight
The main card kicks off in full force as two undefeated featherweight between two guys who are on track for a future WC featherweight title shot, it's Larry The Lobster vs Mario "The Red Plumber" Bates!
Lobster comes to WC after winning the lightweight FFC title before they closed their doors at the New Year.
Since then, the Brazilian has been training hard and switched managers who brought him to WC to attempt another title run.
He's got solid ground skills, which has been clearly evident in his 4-0 record as all four wins have come via submission.
Bates began his climb to WC featherweight supremacy last month at WC 18 where he TKO'd Julio Cesar Neves in round one of their tilt.
The Italian has extraordinary skills and so diverse for a 20-year-old, that no one should be surprised if he's challenging for a title in a few months.
Could stay standing or go to the canvas, either way I think Bates is going to win via TKO.
#5 Dominic "Demon" Domain (10-1) vs #7 Paul Teixeira (3-0) Featherweight
In the second of back-to-back featherweight bouts, WC 21 pits together two guys newer to WC but ready for a title run, its #5 Dominic "Demon" Domain against #7 Paul Teixeira!
Domain comes to WC as quite an establish fighter, despite only being a pro for a couple months. He dominated the BFC winning the featherweight title on two separate occasions and successfully defending it five times, before being placed in the BFC Hall of Fame.
The stakes are raised here in WC, as new challenges are presently to the Alabama native, as his previously untouchable ground attack will be tested, but he does have big fight experience that surpasses most guys in WC.
Teixeira made his WC debut at 'Beat Down' where he put on quite a show in his armbar submission victory of Anthony Placencia.
The 20-year-old Brazilian has quite a well-rounded skill set, but has only chosen to take the fights down and submit his opponents so far, but considering Domain's equal abilities on the ground, he may choose to stay standing for the first time in his career. I'll guess Teixeira changes things up and wins via TKO.
#5 Drew "Dolladrew" Carvalho (5-0) vs #7 Tyhma "Kuin" Saapas (5-2-1) Heavyweight
To that stacked heavyweight division we go as two top-7 guys are ready for that next push up the ultra-competitive ladder that is the heavyweight rankings as current #5 Drew "Dolladrew" Carvalho takes on the #7 ranked Tyhma "Kuin" Saapas!
The 5-0 Carvalho makes his debut in WC here at WC 21 after winning and twice successfully defending the heavyweight Combat Purist title with three straight first round TKOs. The Modesto USA native is a pure boxer with some decent wrestling skills to keep the fight standing,
but we'll see if just boxing is enough on Saturday. Saapas made his WC and MMA debut at WC 18 with a devastating TKO of Fedor Sambo using a series of viscous elbows.
The Finish striker previously fought as a kickboxer while on the Island, but made the switch to MMA with the recent change of managers. Saapas has striking skills to spare, which is why I kind of think he'll take the fight, despite the experience disadvantage, via TKO.
#6 Kusi Amuo (6-3) vs #1 Bobby Bob Bob (12-5) Bantamweight
In the co-main event of WC 21, the #1 ranked WC bantamweight climbs back into the octagon after falling once again in a title shot as Bobby Bob Bob gets ready for Kusi Amuo!
While Amuo comes into this fight as the underdog, he comes in with a lot of momentum after back-to-back WC wins over Rob Mills and most recently a TKO victory of Steven Hofmannat 'Beat Down.'
In fact, the Japanese native only has one loss to his name in WC going 4-1 since his WC debut at WC 6, a TKO of Seraphim. A straight up boxer, Amuo has never seen a fight go the distance, with only getting finished on the ground once. Bob is a name that needs no explanation to any WC fan. The Bolivian won the bantamweight belt at WC 10 and successfully defended it once, before losing it to BJ Arnold at WC 14.
He was granted another title shot after rearranging Josh Miller's face at WC 17, but fell via decision after a five-round brawl with current WC bantamweight champ Thaddeus Fitzgerald. Still ranked at #1, the 27-year-old wants another crack at the title as soon as possible, and the best way to do that is to destroy Amuo Saturday, something that may be easier said than done.
If Bob want to win, he'll need to close the gap to eliminate the boxing abilities of Amuo, and wear him down with his superb Muay Thai skills. In the end, I've got to take the experience of Bob to win via TKO.
Featherweight Championship Title Fight
[C] "The Real King" Mamad Mouba (12-3) vs #1 Ali "The Headhunter" Roumani (11-2) Featherweight
And now, for the main event of the evening! The World Combat Championships, together with Big Bear Nutrition present five rounds of action for the WC Featherweight Championship of the World between the current WC featherweight champion, "The Real King" Mamad Mouba and the #1 contender in the WC featherweight division, Ali "The Headhunter" Roumani!
These two met back in March to close out the Island season in the Island tournament Finals, where Roumani scored the takedown late in round one and got Mouba to tap one second before the end of round one! If this fight is half as entertaining as their first encounter, no one will be using their seats.
Mouba has been the one and only featherweight champion of WC, originally winning the belt back at WC 5 over Koba Boyka.
Since that evening, the striker from Senegal has successfully defended the belt five times, including most recently against Derrick Jon at WC 17. At only 18 years-of-age, the sky is the limit for Mouba, but its one fight at a time, and there's none bigger than Saturday against Roumani. Roumani has not fought since that Island tournament final against Mouba, instead focussing on training to make sure that when he gets the belt, he can keep it for a while.
A winner of five straight fights and six of seven as a featherweight, the native of Azerbaijan will once again be looking for the takedown and submit the champ once the fight hits the canvas.
By all accounts, this will be an awesome rematch, and if I did have to guess, I'd bet on Roumani finally dethroning "The Real King" from the perch he has sat upon for so long via another submission victory.
The World Combat Championships is poised to deliver big-time once again, and WC 21: Mouba vs Roumani is simply no different! Ten big fights with so many elite contenders ready for the opportunity to grab a title shot, not to mention the title fight for the WC Featherweight Title! I cannot wait for Saturday night to come around and join the other crazy fans that are sure to pack out Hard Knocks - New York! See you Saturday!
Written by Shtaaf Reimish
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