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 Bravado 6: Bland vs Beefcake is an upcoming mixed martial arts event to be held by Bravado Productions, in conjunction with the Kore Fight Nutrition [TG], Hoarseplay Writing Productions, and Bet-X [TG] Bookmaker. This event will take place on August 21, 2016 at The Underground arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Bravado 6: Bland vs Beefcake – Official Preview
To read the fully formatted version of this preview, and to read the Super-Heavyweight Tournament Weigh-In Results, visit our smack talk thread: http://www.mmatycoon.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=55272&page=5#entry777323
[The Prelims]
(Middleweight Division) Kor Jameson (0-0) (n/a) versus Luiz Gustavo (2-1) (0-1 BP)
Kor Jameson is a newcomer to the sport of mixed martial arts; this kick boxer is representing the Serenity's Fury Fight Team.
Luiz Gustavo is making his return to the Bravado cage since his unanimous decision loss to Brody Macbeth at Bravado 1. This Jiu-Jitsu purple belt has fought three times in his pro career, winning two times via submission.
In his professional debut, he submitted Michal Lisner in the QFC arena. Next, Luiz submitted Kulap Kamon at Stomp-a-thon 60. In his most recent bout, Luiz was defeated via unanimous decision when he faced Macbeth at Bravado 1: Raise the Curtain.
(Heavyweight Division) Ernie Balagtas #3 (1-1) (1-0 BP) versus Kenu Urabey (0-0) (n/a)
Ernie Balagtas is currently ranked at #3 in the very shallow Bravado heavyweight division. He is a former amateur boxer that has made a successful run in the sport of mixed martial arts. Ernie made his debut in a QFC Tournament, where he was defeated via narrow split decision. Next, Ernie was signed to Bravado Productions, where he knocked out Tlhogi John midway through the opening round.
Kenu Urabey is an MMA newcomer, representing the Hybrid Fighting Academy. Kenu is a pure striker, with a background in Muay Thai striking. He believes that his skill set should make him a heavy favorite in this fight; time will tell if the fans will come around on this young slugger.
[Undercard Bouts]
(Welterweight Division) Gary Abusy (0-0) (n/a) versus Phil Cerrone (1-1) (1-0 BP)
Gary Abusy is yet another newcomer to the sport; this world class Muay Thai fighter is expected to make a big splash in his professional MMA debut due to his wealth of experience. Abusy is representing the Wreckshop private training center.
Phil Cerrone is a very well rounded striker; representing The Iron Palace, Phil Cerrone is a heavy favorite coming into this fight. In his MMA debut, Phil was stopped by Doug Funnie at StrikeForce Union #13. Following this loss, he was picked up by Danny Laverty and brought into the Bravado cage, where he knocked out Alistair Sangster at Bravado 2.
(Heavyweight Division) Bob Lewis (2-0) (n/a) versus Capso Hapso #2 (2-0) (1-0 BP)
Bob Lewis is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu purple belt from Nekoosa, Wisconsin. Undefeated as a mixed martial artist, Bob Lewis has fought two times in the QFC arena, securing two first round submission victories. Fighting out of the Cozad academy, Bob Lewis will be looking to make a big statement here against the highly touted Hapso.
Capso Hapso is the number two ranked heavyweight; this undefeated mixed martial artist specializes in boxing. Representing Hermann's fight team, Capso Hapso is a heavy favorite coming into this fight.
(Super-heavyweight Division, Tournament bout) Hollyfield Gomes #3 (2-2) (1-0 BP) versus Maurice Boon (1-0) (n/a)
Hollyfield Gomes is the number three ranked super-heavyweight. This four fight veteran started his MMA career in the same QFC Tournament as Calvin Jones and Tarton McFukur. After felling Conor Mcgregor with a first round armbar, Hollyfield was out pointed en route to a unanimous decision loss against Calvin Jones.
Hollyfield Gomes was signed to Bravado Productions, where he submitted the highly touted Droppa Cleveland within twenty four seconds via kneebar. Due to a lack of communication, Hollyfield was temporarily released from his contract; he returned to the QFC stage, where he was defeated via unanimous decision by Daniel Robertson.
When it was revealed that Hollyfield would continue fighting as a professional, he was quickly signed back into Bravado Productions, and inserted into this tournament. Despite coming off of a loss on the free market, Hollyfield Gomes maintains his ranking within the Bravado Productions network.
Maurice Smith is the dark horse of the Bravado Productions super-heavyweight championship tournament. As the quietest, and lowest ranked seed in the tournament, Maurice Smith is the man that has been picked by few to rise to the occasion and win the gold. Despite this, he has remained confident in the media, quietly stating that he is just happy to be given the opportunity.
Maurice Smith was born and raised in Porus, Jamaica. Unlike most of his competitors, he doesn't have a true background in martial arts; when asked, his style is simply described as “mixed martial arts”.
In his lone MMA bout, Maurice faced Than Asos, a world class Muay Thai stylist, in the QFC arena. After landing some punches on the feet, Maurice quickly took Asos to the ground and pounded him until the referee stopped the contest.
[A closer look]
(Hollyfield Gomes)
Age: 24
Started Fighting At: 24
Record: 2-2
Knockouts: 0
Submissions: 2
Bravado Record: 1-0
Total Opponent Record: 14-8
Division Ranking: 3
Style: Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (Brown Belt)
(Maurice Boon)
Age: 21
Started Fighting At:
Record: 1-0
Knockouts: 1
Submissions: 0
Bravado Record: 0-0
Total Opponent Record: 4-4
Division Ranking: N/A
Style: Wrestling
[Main Card]
(Super-heavyweight Division) Jean Ferre (2-0) (n/a) versus Jack Johnson #8 (4-1) (0-1 BP)
Jean Ferre is a newcomer to the Bravado cage. Undefeated across two fights, Ferre has fought exclusively in the QFC arena, knocking out Efren Porter and Broderick Rasmussen in impressive fashion.
Jack Johnson is an Oregon based kick boxer; known affectionately by fans as “Fat Boy”, is one of the larger men to compete on the Bravado roster at 7'3, 300 lbs. Jack Johnson is currently ranked at #8 as a super-heavyweight.
Jack has fought in both boxing and kick boxing throughout his teen years, and was never rocked or stopped during any of these bouts. A four time QFC veteran, Jack Johnson never once went past the first minute of any fight, scoring four lightning fast knockout victories.
After signing with Bravado Productions, he was paired up with Tarton McFukur in what became a hotly contested bout. Both men were very outspoken in the media, talking ample trash to each other on our smack talk thread. In the actual fight, McFukur scored an early takedown and controlled every moment of the fight before ending the bout via submission.
Jack Johnson has been training like a mad man to improve upon his grappling deficiency in preparation for a renewed run for the championship. You know he will be watching the tournament closely, and waiting for the opportunity to secure his revenge against the only man to stop him in his life.
(Middleweight Division) Frank Miller #8 (2-1) (1-0 BP) versus Jed Knight #3 (2-0) (1-0 BP)
Frank Miller, known as “Mental”, is a talented catch wrestler from Canada. Currently ranked at number eight in the middleweight division, Frank Miller is coming off a big win in his Bravado debut.
After fighting his first two bouts within the QFC arena, with mixed results, Frank Miller was signed to Bravado Productions. In his promotional debut, Frank Miller faced Jack Quinn, a talented submission fighter. In their fight, Quinn dominated the opening round, but was completely outclassed in the latter two rounds due to the dominant wrestling of Miller.
Jed Knight is an undefeated mixed martial arts fighter; despite having only fought two times in his career, he currently holds the #3 rank at middleweight.
This heavy handed boxer knocked out Hansov Fyre in his professional debut, which took place in the QFC arena. After being signed by Bravado Productions, Jed was paired up with Jason Dee Penn at Bravado 3. After dominating Penn in the opening round with his wrestling, Jed Knight caught Penn with heavy punches in the second round, knocking him out cold.
(Super-heavyweight Division, Tournament bout) Tarton McFukur #4 (3-1) (1-0 BP) versus Maple Heartoway (3-3) (n/a)
Tarton McFukur, unofficially dubbed as “The Mouth” on fan sites, is an excellent self-promoter that has joined the super-heavyweight division in style. Both Tarton and his management have been frequent contributers to the Bravado Productions smack talk thread. Tarton McFukur is currently ranked as the #4 super-heavyweight fighter.
Tarton made a transition from Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu into professional MMA by joining a QFC Tournament; in his pro debut, he dominated Jiu-Jitsu brown bout Jacob Frost. First, McFukur controlled the opening round with superior wrestling before knokcing Frost out in the second round.
Tarton returned to the tournament to face Johnny Blaze, a heavy handed brawler that was coming into the bout off of a nine second stoppage victory. Although Blaze would land heavily in the opening, McFukur would come back with a big takedown, locking on a rear naked choke to stop the fight.
Next, McFukur faced Travis Zero, who would become the only man to defeat him in professional combat; McFukur would score an early takedown and fall into a guillotine choke, removing him from the tournament.
Despite this setback, the Bravado Productions talent scouts were intrigued by McFukur's antics in and out of the cage. Tarton was tapped to compete at Bravado 1, where he took on heavy handed Jack Johnson. Jack Johnson came out aggressive, looking to score an early knockout, but McFukur immediately tied him up and took him to the ground. McFukur worked diligently for the submission before locking in an arm triangle choke to force the tap.
Maple Heartoway is the most polite fighter in the history of the Bravado Productions company; this is to be expected, however, due to where he is from: Maple Heartoway is a proud Canadian citizen, and it shows. Born and raised in a little Canadian town called Moosonee, Ontario, Maple enjoyed long afternoons filled with eating donuts with his pet moose (I didn't make that up). Maple's personality makes him one of the last men on the planet to allow a bad attitude ruin his day; this makes him the perfect foil to the storm of Tarton McFukur.
Maple Heartoway started his MMA career in the QFC arena with back-to-back losses; it was said that he was just too polite to hurt opponents, although he loved the competitiveness of it. His coaches worked diligently to make him as brutal as possible in active competition.
Despite coming off two losses, Heartoway was signed to the VTFC fighting promotion, where he was booked to meet John Bennett at VTFC 3. Maple made short work of Bennett, landing a series of brutal head kicks that knocked the man out cold. In his next two bouts, Heartoway defeated Trey Rines and Tommy New via brutal, brutal head kick.
In his most recent fight, Maple was defeated by Georges Laraque when he ran into a flying knee.
[A closer look]
(Tarton McFukur)
Age: 24
Started Fighting At: 24
Record: 3-1
Knockouts: 1
Submissions: 2
Bravado Record: 1-0
Total Opponent Record: 10-6
Division Ranking: 4
Style: Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (Purple Belt), Boxing
Accolades or Accomplishments:
-QFC Tournament Quarter-Finalist
(Maple Heartoway)
Age: 26
Started Fighting At: 25
Record: 3-3
Knockouts: 3
Submissions: 0
Bravado Record: 0-0
Total Opponent Record: 15-16
Division Ranking: N/A
Style: Muay Thai, Wrestling
Accolades or Accomplishments:
-Knockout of the Night (x2)
-Fight of the Night (x1)
(Light-heavyweight Division) Mikhailu Banister (7-4) (n/a) versus Mikedmondson Edmondson #2 (10-7) (1-0 BP)
Mikhailu Banister is a New York based mixed martial arts fighter and former professional boxer. Known for his thunderous knockout power, Mikhailu has fought primarily in the smaller shows, with only the occasional appearance on the bigger stage.
After an unsuccessful professional debut, Mikhailu started shopping around for new management; he went with one team that secured him an exclusive contract with the Immortals promotion. After winning two of his three bouts with that company, he returned to the QFC stage, falling into a first round submission defeat.
After once again changing management teams, he was promptly submitted once again on the QFC level, bringing his losing streak to three in a row. Although retirement was a possibility, Mikhailu's management convinced him to double down on his efforts; freshly inspired, Mikhailu would go on to win his next five consecutive bouts, all by lightning fast knockout.
On this winning streak, he caught the attention of the Bravado Productions talent scouting team, and was quickly signed to an exclusive contract.
Mikedmondson Edmondson, also known as “Crimson”, is a Polish mixed martial arts fighter currently living in London, England. Known primarily for his Muay Thai, Miked is also an accomplished wrestler.
All of his earliest bouts took place in the QFC arena, where his career was extremely hit-or-miss; Mikedmondson would be the first to admit that he struggled in his formative years as a mixed martial artist. After taking some time away from fighting, changing management teams, and redefining himself as a light-heavyweight, Mikedmondson has gone undefeated across five consecutive fights. In his most recent b out, Mikedmondson defeated Jam Suckletooth via first minute TKO at Bravado 2.
(Super-heavyweight Division) Brutus Beefcake (6-4) (n/a) versus Jerome Bland #1 (8-0) (1-0 BP)
Brutus Beefcake, known as “The Barber”, is a hard nosed catch wrestler from Tampa, Florida. A lifelong grappler, Brutus quickly took to the style of fighting involved in mixed martial arts, where he has flourished; Brutus has held an Island championship title and won multiple 'of the night' awards throughout his career.
Brutus Beefcake began his MMA career on the fifth season of The Island; after signing with the Island FC fight promotion, Brutus signed to fight amateur boxing standout Philippe Leclair. The bout would take place at Island FC 10, on the same card where Hyman Krustofski defeated Thomas Kirkland. After shaking off the first fight jitters, mostly due to the heavy punches of Leclair, Beefcake scored a powerful double leg takedown, landing in guard. Although he threatened a submission, Brutus Beefcake opted to repay the early beating that he had received; he postured up and dropped bombs on the rapidly deteriorating slugger until the referee was forced to stop the bout.
Due to his dominance in the cage, Brutus was paired up with fellow Island FC 10 winner Simbo Klice, who was a fellow catch wrestler. In the opening seconds of the fight, Klice cracked Beefcake with hard counter-right; Beefcake covered up, and Klice clinched with him in the center of the ring before pulling guard- an unexpected and unusual move for a wrestler. This game plan would prove to be fatal for Klice, who found himself trapped beneath the behemoth, Brutus Beefcake; although he was fighting for a triangle choke, Simbo was eating some serious shots in the process, and leaving himself open for further punishment. After rocking Klice with some hard elbows, Beefcake pushed the pace, landing shot after shot, forcing yet another referee to pull him off of a foe.
In his third professional fight, Brutus tasted the bitter, salty load known as defeat when he faced Muay Thai stylist Cam Fowler. Despite having such an insurmountable advantage on the ground, Brutus found himself completely powerless when pushed into a clinch battle with Fowler. Beefcake would survive the round despite being badly hurt, and dropped, before scoring a last second takedown. In the second round, Beefcake would twice more to the power punches of Fowler, and wouldn't get up the final time.
Brutus Beefcake fought twice more within the Island FC promotion, submitting Geremi Njitap and pounding out Rudy Mar Binay to claim the undisputed super-heavyweight championship. Dropping back down to heavyweight, Brutus signed with Highland Island, where he submitted Ilmari Kuusi with an early armbar.
Although he was stopped by Val Halla in his next fight, Brutus challenged Island legend Alfonso Cabral for the super-heavyweight championship; Brutus was defeated very late in the fourth round in what would be his final fight on The Island.
The Barber was invited to compete in the finale tournament; his first tier opponent was Mr Blood, a fellow wrestler from Highland Island. The opening minute of this fight actually started as a boxing match, with neither man committing to a takedown attempt. However, at around the 1:35 mark, Brutus scored a counter takedown into side control. Posturing up, Brutus Beefcake poured on elbow strikes until the ringside doctor stopped the fight due to the very many lacerations on the face of Mr Blood (not at all ironic).
In his most recent bout, which took place in the second tier of the finale tournament, Brutus Beefcake faced Iconic Fuhkup, a strong kick boxer. Fuhkup would score an early head kick knockdown and keep the pressure on Beefcake before stopping him with a right hand on the button.
Jerome Bland is an undefeated mixed martial arts fighter that specializes in boxing. This hulking slugger has fought his entire career in Las Vegas, Nevada, in the super-heavyweight division. During his brief tenure with the ill fated Sovereignty promotion, Bland claimed the super-heavyweight championship with a lightning fast stoppage over Wong Lee. A consistent front runner, no Jerome Bland fight has left the opening round.
Within Bravado Productions, Jerome Bland scored a lightning fast knockout over Jimmy Valmer to become the number one ranked super-heavyweight fighter.
Jerome Bland fought all of his early fights within the QFC arena, knocking out Rick Moss with a five second Superman punch. After running through Kevin Cratom, Bland faced heavy handed slugger Deeproot Strongbranch for the first of two times, stopping him at the 1:55 mark of the opening round. After scoring another five second knockout, this time over Leon Mihkail, Bland once again smashed Strongbranch; this time at the 1:20 mark.
The second Strongbranch fight would be the final appearance in the QFC for Jerome Bland, who was signed to Sovereignty- the home of unnecessary rematches. In his promotional debut, Bland squared off against former kick boxing prospect Wong Lee. Bland opened the fight with shots to the body before dropping Lee with a left hook, and finishing with his panted Superman punch.
Sovereignty loved their rematches, so Bland vs Lee II was booked for the inaugural super-heavyweight championship. In their second meeting, Bland opened with a body shot before clinching; Lee survived much longer this time, and even landed some shots of his own, but ultimately fell to the immense power of Jerome Bland.
When Sovereignty closed, the Bravado Productions scouting staff quickly opened negotiations with Bland's camp to secure the super-heavyweight champion; Bravado was far from a sure thing, having only booked one event to the company's history, but Bland quickly accepted the contract. With Bravado's promotion machine behind him, Bland was paired up with Underground MMA superstar and former collegiate wrestler Jimmy Valmer. The match was billed as an old school style-versus-style clash; the fans were divided on who they believed would bring home the victory, although the majority placed their money on the takedown artist to bring home the victory.
In the fight, Bland opened with his typical power shots to the body, and Valmer scored a lightning fast power double into side control. For whatever reason, Valmer opted to stand once more- a mistake that would cost him the fight. Bland cracked Valmer with a big right hand and followed it up with a left hook that put the wrestler out cold.
[A closer look]
(Brutus Beefcake)
Age: 27
Started Fighting At: 25
Record: 6-4
Knockouts: 4
Submissions: 2
Bravado Record: 0-0
Total Opponent Record: 72-34
Division Ranking: N/A
Style: Wrestling, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (Purple Belt)
Accolades or Accomplishments:
-Former Island FC Super-Heavyweight Champion (No Defenses)
-Former Highland Island Super-Heavyweight Title Challenger (x1)
-Fight of the Night (x1)
-Submission of the Night (x1)
(Jerome Bland)
Age: 27
Started Fighting At: 25
Record: 8-0
Knockouts: 8
Submissions: 0
Bravado Record: 1-0
Total Opponent Record: 12-25
Division Ranking: 1
Style: Boxing
Accolades or Accomplishments:
-Former Sovereignty Super-Heavyweight Champion (No Defenses)
-Undefeated (8 Fight Winning Streak)
-All Eight Wins Inside First Round
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