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 31 Oct 2015
SP-ICON 259
Mark Coleman Jr VS Jason Scott
The first Rematch between Mark Coleman Jr and Jason Scott is a fantastic way to start off a card. Mark Coleman Jr is the more experianced fighter after recently celebrating his 35th birthday going into the fight with 19 wins and 12 losses on his record where Jason Scott at the ago of 29 has 13 wins and 13 losses on his record.
Mark Coleman Jr is a very well rounded fighter with good boxing and muay thai, excellent wrestling and decent BJJ, Jason Scott hasnt got the best boxing skills but is confident in his muay thai and wrestling and also is not afraid to take the fight to matt with great BJJ capabilities. Mark Coleman Jr has earned most of his wins through (T)K.O'S 12 of them to be exact. With 4 Submissions and 3 wins from the judges scorecards. While Jason Scott has no (T)K.O'S but has a more than impressive 7 wins but tapout and 6 by way of decision.
The last fight between these two men ended in a second round K.O for Coleman and he was the more dominant fighter throughout the encounter, but dont count Jason Scott out because of this, Jason has the capabilities to win this match with his skill set and mainly his muay thai, but Coleman will be hoping for much the same.
In my opinion this will be a first round K.O win for Coleman as he will be the aggresor once again in this fight, i think his experiance in the cage and confidance after the last fight will push his through and will look to end the fight fast without injury and Scott will be vary wary and staying on the outside looking for the oppurtinity to take Coleman agaisnt the cage and grind him down but i dont see this happening, i think Coleman will catch the wary Scott and end the fight in great fashion. Either way this fight will be awesome and will be a must watch.
Jose Cronos VS Matt Lincoln
In the second fight on the card is another rematch between Jose Cronos & Matt Lincoln is going to be phenominal. The 32 year old Brazilian Jose Cronos has a outstanding record of 23 wins and 9 losses and the American Matt Lincoln has 14 wins and 6 losses, and they are both hungry for a win after both losing in their previous fights.
Jose Cronos has excellent boxing and muay thai, sensational wrestling and holds nothing less but a black belt in BJJ. Bet your wondering how Lincoln can win this fight? well dont be fooled as Lincoln is also brilliant in boxing and muay thai he also has brilliant wrestling but just falls short against Cronos in BJJ so will be doing his all on keeping the fight on the feet.
In the last fight between these two men ended in a win for Jose Coronos in the second round by K.O where Coronos proceeded to say he was going to conquer the world, Linoln will have learned his lesson and will be extra cautios coming into the rematch.
I can see this fight going to the judges decison where Lincoln will win 30-27, he will be extra careful so wont be going for the knockout but wont want to take the fight to the matt against such a profound black belt BJJ artist, i dont think Coronos will be able to do what he did again but it wont be for not trying, he will come out swinging from the bell trying to take Lincolns head off but wont succed in my humble opinion.
Juan Cabrillo VS James LaBrie
in the third fight on the card brings together 4 time fight of the night winner 36 year old Juan Cabrillo will come to blows with the amazing 25 year old James DT LaBrie. Cabrillo will want to avenge his loss to Don Julio after a 3 round battle which went to the judges and LaBrie will want to get back to winning ways after getting TKO'd by James Penn in 4:05 into the first round. Cabrillo has a impressive record of 15 wins 11 losses and 1 draw while Labrie has a decent record of 7 wins and only 1 loss which he suffered in his last fight which i already mentioned.
Cabrillo & LaBrie both have a great artillary with fantastic boxing and muay thai and can wrestle at a olympic level but are not so confident in BJJ so this match will stay standing. LaBrie will be coming out strong as always as he has 5 first round (T) K.O's and will be looking to make it 6 and Cabrillo is no stranger to a long drawn out fight where he usually becomes victorious after tiring his opponant out and making the most out of his staminaless competetor.
In my opinion this fight can go one of two ways, either Cabrillo will take LaBrie out of his comfort zone and make him fight in later rounds and will K.O him in the 3rd round or LaBrie will go full force from the bell and catch Cabrillo off guard and knock him out clean within the first round before Cabrillo gets his game plan in force due to being a slow starter, but either way this has all the minerals to be a outstanding fight.
Leroy Goins VS Mike Henderson
The forth fight on the card is another rematch between 10 time fight of the night winner American 43 year old Leroy Goins facing the 14 time fight of the night winner American 36 year old veteren Mike Big Pimpin Henderson. With 117 fights between these two warriors i think you know how great this fight promises to be. Leroy Goins has a record of 32 wins and 27 losses and 1 draw with most of them wins have came by (T)K.O's he proves to be a very dangerous opponant. While Mike Henderson has a record of 34 wins 18 losses and 5 draws proves that he is just as dangerous in the octagon as his opponant.
Goins has brilliant Boxing and Muay Thai and exceptional wrestling with decent BJJ while Henderson proves to be exactly the same in all areas so these are both more than capable on finishing the fight regardless of if they are standing, in the clinch or on the matt. The last fight between these to veterans was a 3 round battle which all 3 judges scored the fight 30-27 to the deserving winner Henderson who through the 3 rounds seemed the more dangerous and controlled where the fight was for a good portion of the fight.
I cant separate these guys so im going to say this fight will end in a draw, Goins will have upped his game and strenghed in the required areas while Henderson will be trying to do more of the same, i think they are going to cancel eachother out and both be wary and showing the due respect of eachothers capabilities. this fight will go the distance.
Finn Balor VS Jean-Louis Andre
At the midway point of the card in the fifth fight of the event is another great battle between 4 time fight of the night irish superstar Finn Balor VS 2 time sub of the night winner France's own Jean-Louis Andre. Finn Balor has a impressive record of 21 wins 10 losses and 1 draw while in the other corner Jean-Louis Andre has a record of 16 wins and 16 losses. Finn Balor will want to go back to winning ways after a 3rd round TKO loss to Eliah Marshal who also features on this card in the Co-Main Event and Jean-Louis Andre will also want to return to winning ways after a 1st round TKO loss.
Balor really is the highest calibre fighter and is sensational all round and holds a black belt in BJJ while Andre is brilliant in boxing and muay thai and had exceptional wrestling but slightly falls short against Balor on the floor. So Andre will be trying to keep the fight standing at all times and will not want to be getting tangled on the floor with the astonishing Balor.
I cant see Andre winning this fight, i feel Balor is going to dominate the fight on the feet and look for the take down to the matt and put Andre to sleep fairly early in the fight, Andre dont match up to Balor anywhere in the octagon so he is stepping into the cage a beaten man in my opinion, a 1st round submission from Balor is the way i think this fight will end up.
Ceasar Morgan VS Jose Mera
In the sixth fight on the card is a matchup between the 33 year old Canadian submission expert Ceasar Morgan against the 35 year old Brazilian BJJ specialist Jose Mera. This is going to be a fight only true MMA fans will enjoy, with not one knockout between the competetors and only submissions this fight will be hitting the matt in seconds and the BJJ fest will begin.
Both of these fighters are more than useless in boxing and muay thai but when it comes to wrestling and BJJ it dont get better than this, imagine the Gracie family fighting eachother and then you will get a good idea of how this fight will go. Ceaser has a record of 17 wins 10 losses and 1 draw while Mera has 17 wins 13 losses and also has 1 draw. Both Morgan and Mera have 13wins by tapout and 4 by decision thats how close this fight is going to be.
Mera has been tapped out 4 times where Morgan has only been tapped out twice and thats the only way you can guess how this fight will turn out, i cant call it but now you have all the information you need il let you make the choice of who will win, but one thing is for certain if your a hardcore MMA fan you wont want to blink and miss a second of this JuJitsu banaza!
Don Julio VS Joe Pistone
In the seventh fight on this card is a matchup between 7 times fight of the night and 2 times K.O of the night 31 year old American Don Julio against 4 time K.O of the night winner and fight of the night winner 31 year old American Joe Pistone, Julio will want to carry on his 2 fight win streak while Pistone will want his second win in a row after a unanimous decision victory against Bam Margera. These fighters have had their last 8 fights between them go to decision and i dont think that this matchup will prove to be any differant.
Julio's Muay Thai and boxing is outstanding and his wresting is great to and has a decent knowledge of BJJ so he is not worried no matter where the fight ends up, and Pistone has brillant boxing and muay thai and great wrestling and is a proud owner of a well earned BJJ Black belt so you would think he has the advantage if the fight was to hit the matt. The fans are in for 3 rounds of excellance and blood, sweat and tears.
Im going to go for Pistone in this fight by decision 29-28 in my opinion, i think the fight will be neck a neck the whole way but Pistone will go for the takedown knowing he has the upper hand when it comes to BJJ and will control the fight on the floor until Julio manages to get back to his feet and i think that alone wil put the judges in favour of Pistone, a great fight is going to take place as you will see two amazing fighters leaving everything in the cage.
Jimmy James VS Brent Blackburn
In the eighth fight of this card brings together one time fight, K.O and Sub of the night winner 37 year old Canadian Jimmy James facing against 2 time fight and K.O of the night winner 33 year old American Brent Blackburn, While Jimmy has a advantage in muay thai, wrestling and BJJ being a black belt holder Brent has a big advantage in boxing so i can see this fight being a swinging contest if Brent has his own way.
Jimmy has a record of 23 wins 11 losses and Brent has a record of 12 wins and 4 losses both fighters wins mainly coming from (T)K.O's this fight wont reach the judges scorecast, infact its probably a good time for them to have a quick break because they certainly wont be needed in this fight, Jimmy will be fighting for a second win in a row and Brent will be fighting for a win after losing 2 in a row and wont be pulling no punches.
In my opinion Jimmy James' experiance will get him the win here, he will be able to keep the swinging Brent away with his outstanding muay thai utalising body kicks to push him away and use great head kicks and punches and even if the boxing of Brent becomes abit much for Jimmy then he will have no problems getting into the clinch or taking Brent down to the matt and taking the sting out of Brents only arrow. 2nd round K,O for Jimmy James.
Jannis Arvanitidis VS Eliah Marshal
In the Co-main event of the night is a great fight between 4 times fight of the night winner, 6 times fight of the night winner and 2 time fight of the night winner 38 year old Dutch Jannis Arvanitidis facing agaisnt the 9 Time fight of the night and 1 time K.O of the night winner American straight out of Compton 32 year old Eliah Marshal. Both of these guys are not afraid to get stuck in and throw everything they have and leave it all in the cage.
Jannis has a record of 28 wins and 23 losses while Eliah has a record of 30 wins and 14 losses, both are great veterans to the sport and both feel they have a point to prove. Eliah will want to carry on winning ways after a nice win agaisnt Finn Balor which i pointed out earlier while Jannis will also want to carry on winning ways after a win against Jean-Louis Andre who fights earlier on this card. Jannis has sensational boxing, muay thai and wrestling and holds a brown belt in BJJ while Eliah shares the exact same attributes.Both men are going to try and run through eachother and end up injury free.
i think Eliah will win this match in the second round by K.O i think his experiance and being more used to winning will marginly give him the edge in this fight, it wont be long after the bell in the first round these guys will be trading shots and yes there will be blood, i just dont think Jannis will be able to take the pain for aslong as Eliah as they will both give and recieve every simiular damage.
Sergei Dragunov VS Ethelbart Takahashi
In the Main event of this stacked card brings together two of the very best the sport has to offer with a rematch between fight of the night and 4 time K.O of the night winner 40 year old Russian mad house Sergei Dragunov will face off against 9 time fight of the night and 6 time K.O of the night winner the 37 year old Phillipino veteren Elthebart Takahashi. This is going to be INSANE!
Sergei is coming into this fight on a 2 fight losing streak and will be doing everything in his power to not let the streak grow to a third loss and Takahashi will want to get a second win in a row. Sergei's boxing, muay thai and wrestling is truly incredible with a respectable brown belt in BJJ while Takahashi is just as awesome in everyway as Sergei and also owning a brown belt in BJJ, Sergei has a awesome record of 21 wins and 6 losses and Takahashi has a record of 40 wins and 18 losses and both of these men have been previous champions.
19 of Sergei's 21 wins have come by way on (T)K.O's and 31 of Takahashi's 40 wins have also been from (T)K.O's so this fight will be won by a knock out. In the last fight between these two former champions was a K.O victory for Sergei in the second round from a perfectly placed punched leaving Takahashi seeing stars but i think the second meeting between these guys will be differant, i think Takahashi's experiance wont let him be beat twice by the same opponant. i think this thrilling encounter will be a forth round K.O for Takahashi making it 1-1 between these two and opening the perfect oppertunity for these two to get back in the cage for a third time to settle the score once and for all and leave one of these in a good place for title contention again!
I think we can all agree this is going to be one hell of a event and i for one cant wait to see how it pans out and see 10 of the greatest fights from 20 of the best fighters this sport has to offer. you will be a fool to miss it.
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Ryan Cambridge
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