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On November 5th, 2016, Just Bleed MMA will be hosting "Just Bleed 10" at Hyashi's Lounge in Los Angeles, California. The expectations are high for this event and it appears that it will be close to a ticket sell-out! The Welterweight Title will be on the line as Champion Branigan Steele defends the belt against Your Name Here. The Merchandise Partner for this event is "Lion Fightwear" ... so if you want to wear the same gear that the fighters wear, be sure to visit their booth located in the back near the concession stand to purchase your gear. Also, if you would like to bet on your favorite fighters, get to the "Free World Fights Betting Systems" window to place your bets.
Ok, let's have a look at the match-ups for this highly anticipated event!
Lucio Dias (0-0-0) vs Bruce Lee (0-2-0) 135 pounds
The first fight of the evening will be between a debuting fighter in Lucio Dias and his opponent Bruce Lee. Dias is from Portugal, but he is currently fighting out of Los Angeles while training at "City of Angels Fight Academy". Dias is a Muay Thai based fighter, but he also has some skills in Boxing and Wrestling too. His opponent, Bruce Lee, who is hoping to change things around after losing his first pro fight by submission and the 2nd fight by decision. Lee is from San Francisco and trains out of the LA based "3 Band MMA" gym. Lee employs a Boxing based skill set with some Muay Thai and Wrestling skills too. Folks, this fight looks to be a stand up striking battle, so don't blink because someone just might be going to sleep in this fight.
Red Mccoker (0-0-0) vs Jack Fersack (0-0-0) 135 pounds
For the second fight of the night, we have two debuting pro MMA fighters. We start with "Irish" Red McCoker who is from LA and he trains out of the LA based "Shit House" gym. Red is a BJJ (brown belt) based grappling fighter with some decent Wrestling skills too. This should be a very interesting fight as his opponent employs a completely different skill set than he does. It looks like we are going to have the classic striker vs grappler match here. McCokers opponent is Jack Fersack, who is from London, England and trains out of the "Cozad MMA London" based gym. "Frankie" has some very good Muay Thai skills, with a very small compliment of Boxing and BJJ skills too. If Fersack can avoid the take down and keep the fight standing, he just might win his pro debut, but if this fight goes to the ground, he better watch out because Irish Red will be hunting relentlessly for a submission.
Wolfgang Razorback (2-1-0) vs Ken Wormst (1-0-0) 135 pounds
For our next fight of the night, we have two more 135 pound fighters. Hailing from Manila, Philippines and fighting out of Tokyo is Wolfgang Razorback. Razorback sure must be confident in his abilities going in to this fight as he is not training anywhere for this fight! He appears to be a well rounded fighter possessing some Boxing, Muay Thai, Wrestling and BJJ skills, but not training for a fight is a big mistake! Wolfgang is coming in to this fight off of a loss via armbar submission just over a month ago. Considering his opponent's Wrestling skills, he just might be looking at another submission loss, especially considering his choice to not train for this fight. Ken "The Guru" Wormst is from sunny Las Vegas and he is fighting out of "MMA Cozad Las Vegas" gym. The Guru is coming in to this fight off of a 58 second win via TKO a month ago. For the most part, even though The Guru won his last fight via strikes, he basically has no striking skills to speak of, but he does possess good Wrestling skills along with serviceable BJJ skills. Look for Wormst to take the fight to Razorback and get the early take down in an effort to capitalize on his opponents lack of training for this fight.
Paul Butler (1-3-0) vs DB Cooper (0-1-0) 135 pounds
As we near the half way point of the fight card, we have another Bantamweight match up. Paul Butler from London England, who fights out of the Helsinki based "Kell Fight House", is coming in to this fight off of his first win via unanimous decision against the aforementioned Bruce Lee. Butler possesses very good Muay Thai skills with a decent Wrestling game to back up his striking. His opponent, Portland Oregon native, DB Cooper, matches up fairly well with him as Cooper is a Muay Thai and Boxing fighter with some basic Wrestling skills to round out his young MMA skill set. Cooper lost his debut fight, but he is looking to bounce back against Butler with a nice KO win. Cooper trains out of one of the best gyms in Las Vegas ... "Kalashnikov MMA" gym, so that is a huge advantage for him. This fight could either be an exciting striking battle or possibly a boring defensive grappling contest?
Benjamin Tucker (0-0-0) vs Bob Builder (0-2-0) 265+ pounds
As we hit the midway point of the fight card, we now have the big boys coming out to fight. From Dublin Ireland, we have debuting fighter Benjamin Tucker, who is also training out of the famed "Kalashnikov MMA" gym in Las Vegas. Tucker has been training extensively in Boxing and he has a Blue Belt in BJJ, but he has been starting to round out his skill set since training out of "Kalashnikov MMA" gym as his Wrestling is starting to develop well. Tucker hopes to start building his winning record off of a win over Bob "The" Builder, who is coming in to this fight off of 2 losses in a row as he has yet to taste victory in his short MMA career. Builder needs to be cautious in this fight as his 2 losses are 1st round TKO losses due to strikes. He possess a Brown Belt in BJJ, but that will not serve him well unless he can get "The Anarchist" to the ground. Look for Tucker to fend off the take downs while throwing caution to the wind and hunting the early KO.
Robert Lee (6-5-0) v Neo Oen (1-1-0) 205 pounds
In the next fight of the night, we have what appears to be a mismatch in experience, but as usual, anything can happen in an MMA fight. From London England and fighting out of "HFC Training Center" located in St. Petersburg, Russia, we have Robert Lee. Lee seems to be somewhat one dimensional in that his 5 of his wins have came by way of submission where as 4 of his 5 losses have came by (T)KO's. Though Oen is younger and has a lot less cage experience, he is a much more well rounded fighter than his opponent. Oen, from Clarksville Virginia, is currently training out of the "Shit House" gym in LA. Oen is a Brown Belt in BJJ and he has superb Wrestling skills, mixed in with respectable Boxing and good Muay Thai. Lee needs to be very careful in this fight as Oen can win this fight anywhere that it goes.
Lysander Spooner (0-0-0) vs Guy Fawkes (0-0-0) 265+ pounds
In the next fight of the night, we have two debuting fighters in the big boy division. Lysander Spooner hails from Dublin Ireland and he and his opponent are training at the same gym. Rumor has it that this matchup has caused some tension in the Kalashnikov MMA gym. Spooner is a very proficient Wrestler with some decent BJJ skills. His stand up skills are lacking, but beings that he is only 18 years old, he has a lot of time to work on that area of his skill set. Looking at his opponent, Guy Fawkes, who is fighting out of Dublin Ireland, Spooner might be in some trouble here with his shallow stand up skill set. Fawkes is known in the gym for his very respectable Muay Thai skills and he compliments those skills with a very nice Wrestling game. Fawkes can fare well no matter where this fight goes, whereas Spooner is really a one dimensional grappler. This is another fight that can be fireworks early or a 3 round grappling match.
Jacob Connor Kenway (7-4-1) vs Silvan Wiltord (5-3-0) 185 pounds
In the only Middleweight fight for the nights event, from Sydney Australia and training out of the "City of Angels Fight Academy" in LA, we have Jacob Connor Kenway. Kenway comes in to this fight off of a KO loss in which he lost the Belt. Kenway seems very determined to get the belt back as rumor has it that he has been training like an animal in the gym. He has been rounding out his skills very nicely as his Boxing and Muay Thai compliment his strong grappling skill set. He does seem to favor his striking over grappling as evident in his 57% (T)KO win rate. This might be a problem for him in this fight as his opponent, Silvan Wiltord, from Nice France and fighting out of the same gym, has a sensational grappling game with all 5 of his wins coming by submission. Though Wiltord's striking game has a lot to be desired, if he can get the fight to the ground, it is usually finished fairly quickly from that point. I think the path to victory here for Kenway is to keep the fight standing and look to end this fight early with a (T)KO.
Brannigan Steele (3-0-0) vs Your Name Here (5-2-0) 170 pound Title Fight
This is going to be a great fight, folks! We have two young, hungry and very talented fighters in this matchup. Steele hails from Boston Massachusetts and is currently training out of "LOD Xtreme MMA" in Las Vegas. Though he is only 22 years old, he is very well rounded and highly skilled in Boxing, Mauy Thai, Wrestling and he also holds a Black Belt in BJJ. Needless to say, Steele can end this fight where ever it goes. His opponent, with more than twice as many fights, is very highly skilled as well. Mr. Here is from the Marshall Islands and he trains out of "LOD Top Team" located in Las Vegas. He is a well rounded fighter as well and he is equally skilled in Boxing, Muay Thai, Wrestling and he holds a Purple Belt in BJJ. It seems that Here holds a slight advantage in the striking area of the fight and Steele holds a distinct advantage in the grappling department. This fight is going to be like a Chess match and the fighter that executes his game plan the best will be the winner and the Welterweight Champion.
Paul Barnes (5-3-0) vs Fedor Hunt (6-4-0) 265 pounds
For the last fight on the card and the main event of the evening, we have two heavyweight fighters squaring off. From Churchill MB, we have Paul Barnes. He trains out of the "Death Valley Training Facility" located in Los Angeles. "The Polar Bear" is coming in to this fight off of 3 first round (T)KO wins. He is fairly well rounded, but seems to prefer using his striking skills over his grappling skills. His opponent, Fedor Hunt, is from Stockholm Sweden and he trains out of "Liverpools Red Tri-Angle MMA & Fitness" located in London. Hunt is coming in to this fight off of a two fight winning streak. Hunt is a very well rounded fighter too, but he seems to slightly prefer using his grappling skills as 3 of his wins come via submission. But do not be deceived by his submission wins as he has 2 wins by (T)KO as well. This is going to be a great main event, fight fans. Either fighter can win in any way, whether it be by KO or Submission or by Decision and the winner may very well be next in line for a Title fight. Don't miss this one!
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