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 KONFLIKT FC V:
Written by: Ikki Takada
Saturday brings you two events of quality combat sports entertainment. First of which is Konflikt FC V which you can go and attend the event The Underground in Las Vegas. Get your tickets fast as it seats 1000 people and they will be going fast. I will be going over the main card with you and giving you predictions on all 10. For any of the guys I pick against feel free to make me eat crow and leave your opponent beaten, battered, and bloody.
Marcus Cruz vs Mario Rossi. This is the Main Event and what a fight it is. Marcus the 1-1 25 year old fancies himself as boxing wrestler with the brawler style that resembles the likes of UFC fighter Justin Gathje. He will taking on the talented 18 year old striking prospect in Mario Rossi. Both fighters have fought both of their professional fights in the cages of Konflikt. Cruz was accomplished high school wrestler in Iowa where wrestling is bigger than football. He also won the city wide golden gloves, state golden gloves, and failed to win the Diamond Glove competition. So while he does have a brawling style make no mistake he's every bit as technical as they come. While Rossi grew up over a kickboxing gym as his family owned the gym in Toronto. So he was taught kickboxing from a very early age, but also preferred to paint instead. He liked to paint so much that he decided to become a fighter to pay for his art supplies, but fell in love with MMA as well and started working on rounding out his game and is currently 2-0.
Prediction: Rossi KO.
Jebediah Stewart vs Puncher McBoxingMan. Both of these fighters are 25 and are looking to make a name for themselves in this Co-Main Event. Stewart will be looking to go for another KO and use his superior wrestling over his opponent to keep this fight standing. Make no mistake that knee he KO'd his first opponent with was no mistake. While McBoxingMan will be making his debut and looking for a strong start to his professional career. He is a judo and bjj specialist and will be hoping his opponent ties up with him so he can throw him down and tap him out. So the question in this fight is will Stewart be able to stop the takedown, will he decide to gamble and clinch, and will he be able to KO MxBoxingMan before hitting the ground and being submitted? Time will tell Saturday.
Prediction: McBoxingMan Submission.
Hardis Camaz vs Buzz Williams. The third fight on the main card is a bout to be contested at 185. Camaz is coming into this one 1-1 with a win by KO and a loss by KO. He is pretty well rounded with accolades in boxing, wrestling, and holds a blue belt in bjj. While his opponent is a monster wrestler and also holds a blue belt in bjj. Williams is coming in with a record of 1-0 and was a division 2 collegiate champion wrestler. Not sure as he took his opponent down early and ended it quickly but heard rumors that in training he looks uncomfortable on the feet and may give Camaz the opening he needs to get the W and the KO.
Prediction: Williams KO(gnp)
Oskar Hartvigsen vs Mark Lee. Will be a 170 pound fight between two young and hungry 18 year old fighters. Oskar is a Norwegian fighter that will be making his MMA debut after going 1-1 in Kickboxing. He has a very sold stand up game but it brings in question like a lot of fighters that try and transition from boxing, kickboxing, and muay thai is how is their ground game as well as their takedown defense as they don't have to worry or work on those in that type of fighting. Very little is known about Mark Lee other than he won the New York state wrestling championship and got a ton of offers for division 1 colleges. No clue if he plans to attend as well compete in MMA or just decide to fight. One thing for sure is the question buzzing about Hartvigsen and the ground game will definitely be put to the test.
Prediction: Lee KO(gnp)
Do It Yourself vs Sitmongkol Sitsongrit. Will be the fifth fight on the main card and the one to kick it off. Yourself is a muay thai and bjj fighter much like a smaller faster Bisping. He is 1-0 with a decision win on the local circuit that impressed the brass at Konflikt offering him a contract. Sitsongrit is a muay thai fighter from Thailand looking to show the world what real authentic muay thai style fighting can do on the MMA scene. He will be making his MMA debut and coming in with a 12-0 muay thai record.
Prediction: Sitsongrit KO.
Now the prediction for the rest of the card:
Fergal Deville vs Cornelius Burns: Burns by submission
Pyrrhus Epirus vs Frank Barnes: Barnes by submission
Steve Lewis vs Joseph White: Lewis by KO
Clive Grissom vs Folio Conter: Grissom by KO
Mark Lewis vs Eric Waylen: Lewis by KO
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