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HFC 34 Event Preview

Event Preview: HFC 34
Honour Fighting Championships (300k+)
2017-01-14, London, Wild Bob's Bar - London
Author:Master Po

 Honour Fighting Championships Presents

HFC 34 (877372) On January 14, 2017 At Wild Bob's Bar - London In association with Vandal & Laundry       Renato Ibanez vs Grzegorz Gorski - 155 lbs First up will be Renato Ibanez vs Grzegorz Gorski. Ibanez is a Brazilian grappler with a professional record of 4-2 with 3 Submissions. Ibanez is 2-2 in Honour, and training under manager Milo Paris, it appears that all of his hard work is starting to pay dividends. He comes to this event ready for a 3 fight win streak. This has the makings of a chess match on the mat. Ibanez's opponent will be a 19 year old from Krakow, by the name of Grzegorz Gorski. He has a MMA record of 6-1 with 6 Submissions. He has fought early and often starting out his career building his record to 5-1 in QFCs. He signed with Honour, and won his debut over Sergey Chernishev. Gorski has the edge in experience, but with the high probability of this fight taking place almost entirely on the mat, he will need to bring his A game against his brown belt opponent.  Prediction: Ibanez Submission (Armbar) round 1.       Tito Jones vs Robert Harris - 185 lbs I've mentioned before that Tito Jones is the first fighter that I started working with in the MMA world. He is a well rounded fighter, and as I've come to learn the hard way, well rounded fighters in the MMA Tycoon world translate into well rounded win/loss records. I assured him that I would continue to do my absolute best to put him in positions to win, but our relationship could be coming to an end. Robert Harris is a well rounded fighter as well, but the key difference is, he is a young man that has plenty of time to hone in on specific skills, as he is only 19 years of age. Harris is 2-0 with a strong wrestling base. He comes into this fight under manager Wan Wilder, primed and ready to use Jones as a stepping stone.  Prediction: Harris TKO (Strikes) round 2.        Duncan Macleod vs Louie DePalma - 205 lbs Duncan Macleod has a record of 3-2 with 3 KOs. Working under manager Darren Hayden this 19 year old Scot began his career fighting for SP ICON. With a natural ability to throw some lethal kicks, he is a well rounded fighter who has been part of some exciting fights, and he is ready to face Louie DePalma here for his HFC debut. DePalma has an exceptional boxing game at 19 years of age. He comes to this event to make his debut as well. Training under manager Sami Assasi he is 1-1 with 1 KO. Macleod has the advantage in experience, and this will be a definite test for DePalma. Macleod has shown KO Power and DePalma has a granite chin. Who can utilize their skill set to dictate where the fight will take place? Prediction: Macleod KO (Head Kick) round 2.        Keyser Soze vs Harold Hitman - 145 lbs Keyser Soze is an undefeated Turkish fighter with wonderful Muy Thai. This outspoken fighter who trains under Chael Mir has a record of 3-0 with 1 KO. He has said that he feels he is going to walk through the 145 lb division. Harold Hitman says, "We'll see about that!" Hitman is 1-1 with 1 KO. His only two fights have come in QFCs. Manager Nath Maron signed his British 20 year old to a contract with Honour, and told me that if Soze thinks he is going to walk through Hitman, he will be in for a rude awakening. Hitman has wonderful boxing skills, and has worked his wrestling game at Armbreakers/BJJ gym, in preparation for this debut fight with HFC.  Prediction: Soze TKO (Strikes) round 1.        Ajax Athanas vs John Riverson - 265+ lbs Ajax Athanas, who hails out of Sparta, will make the trip to London to fight John Riverson who will enter the cage in front of his hometown crowd. There is very little to go by with Athanas as he has only had one professional fight that lasted 25 seconds. The good news is he showed excellent boxing ability, and won that fight by KO (Punch). Training under manager Jonah King, the 19 year old will be making his Honour debut. Riverson has been busy starting out his professional MMA career. He has a record of 2-4 with 2 Submissions. The 25 year old has competent Muy Thai with a blue belt in BJJ, and respectable wrestling. Having lost 3 of his last 4 outings, he has signed with HFC desperately ready to start chalking up some wins.  Prediction: Riverson Submission (Triangle) round 1.        Fedor Sinyavin vs James Taylor - 265 lbs Fedor Sinyavin is a 19 year old Russian with wonderful boxing as his first and foremost skill. Only having had one fight in a QFC he is at 1-0 with 1 KO, and claims to be ready to make his debut with Honour here at HFC 34. James Taylor has been fighting a lot longer than his opponent, and has a professional record of 3-4 with 2 KOs. He has really been struggling of late losing his last 3 fights. The 19 year old seems to have a huge heart, and has still been working to better himself at FIERCE gym under manager Darren Hayden. This may be his swansong if he can't put together a win against the clearly less experienced Sinyavin. Prediction: Sinyavin TKO (Strikes) round 1.        Nummer Tretton vs Max Steele - 205 lbs Nummer Tretton won his debut with Honour at HFC 24. The 19 year old Swede has strong boxing and a blue belt in BJJ. He has been spending a lot of time with manager Christian Johansson at his private gym working on his wrestling. Max Steele is 2-2 with 2 Submissions. He is 1-2 since joining Honour, and his manager Hank Sambo informed me they have been battling morale issues, as a result of recent losses and personal problems. Steele is a purple belt ju-jitsu student with well rounded skills in other disciplines. Can he get his mind right and remain focused for this battle with Tretton? Prediction: Tretton TKO (Strikes) round 1.        Flynn Williams vs George Stobbart - 185 lbs Flynn Williams debuted with Honour at HFC 29, where he battled Fred Jackson for a grueling 3 rounds only to find himself knotted up in a draw. At 18 years of age he is well rounded with Muy Thai and wrestling as his main two weapons. He is currently 1-0-1 with 1 KO, and without question ready to put that last fight behind him. George Stobbart is an American with a purple belt in BJJ, and some degree of familiarity with wrestling. Having lost his debut with HFC via a vicious TKO (Slam) at the hands of Dorian Prine, Stobbart is likewise ready to move forward.  Prediction: Williams TKO (Strikes) round 2.        Shamus McGillicuddy vs Cub Lamas - 145 lbs TITLE Shamus McGillicuddy is 2-0 with 2 KOs. He won his MMA debut in a QFC via KO (Punch), then signed with Honour and won a fight against Jack Jackhammer via another KO (Punch) which won the KO of the Night Award. This 25 year old Irishman trains under Master Po, who I seem to have grown very fond of over the years. Predominantly a wrestler with respectable Muy Thai, McGillicuddy is your run of the mill sprawl and brawler. Climbing the ranks due to a little luck, and a little skill, he finds himself in a title fight against a very formidable Cub Lamas. Lamas is well known, and has had the title for a big part of his career. Lamas has wonderful boxing, and respectable wrestling, leaving the door open for this to be a stand up war. The 26 year old Brit has a very big advantage in experience with a record of 7-1 with 5 KOs.  Prediction: Lamas KO (Punch) round 2.        Stadin Kingi vs Martin Clinton - 185 lbs Coming into professional mixed martial arts fighting under contract with Alliance Wars, Stadin Kingi a remarkable Finnish wrestler, went 4-1 with 3 KOs. Under manager Marky Mark, the 19 year old was ready for a change, and they decided to make the move to Honour Fighting Championships. Kingi is also a strong boxer with a blue belt in BJJ. He shows all the signs of a promising prospect. He has a granite chin and knows how to win fights. Ranked number 8 within the Honour organization he has the feeling that a title shot is within reach if he can take out Martin Clinton in his HFC debut here. Martin Clinton, a 26 year old from Taiwan, has never tasted defeat. Ranked 7 in the organization he has a record of 6-0 with 4 KOs. A strong wrestler and practitioner of Muy Thai, Clinton has the makings of a sprawl and braw type fighter. This is his second fight for Honour, and he knows that the winner of this contest will be highly regarded when it comes time for a 185 lb title fight.  Prediction: Kingi TKO (Strikes) round 2. 

 

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