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Championship Series 170
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Hello HARDCORE MMA fans!
Today has been a long time coming, and we are on the cusp of the first great leap made by the HFC to establish each of it's weight classes with a legitimate champion and #1 Contender! This is the first card to host these fights, so let us get started!
Silva vs Tau
This fight is from the 185 weight class and is not a part of the tournament entries. But these fighters need to get more fights under their belt and look to take a step towards earning that #1 contender spot in the not so distant future.
Silva (1-0) comes into this fight as a newcomer to the HFC. With several armature fights in the TWGC, and a win in his only professional fight in the CEC, Silva will be confident in his ability to take this fight to the ground and dominate his opponent.
Tau (1-1) also has a background in the TWGC where he had a better ammature record than Silva. He is 1-1 in his professional career, all within the HFC. Tau is a submission specialist who will be eager to prove to Silva that the HFC is more of a challenge than the TWGC, and that he can hang with the best Silva has to offer on the ground.
Should be an interesting fight from these two youngsters, and a chance to see how they have developed since thier time in the TWGC.
Montana vs Kuhn
Toni Montana comes into this tournament riding high and considered a favorite to win the whole thing. He's a submission specialist that has downed every opponent to come his way. With a stellar 5-0 record, Montana has his eyes set on his prey, John Kuhn.
Kuhn enters this tournament as a long shot. At 0-4, this is a last ditch effort to save his career. Another loss, and he's out of the tournament, and staring at 0-5 and flipping burgers the rest of his life. A win, and he can show he's still got a chance and that a dark horse could be rising.
Prediction: Montana taps out Kuhn in under a minute.
Payakaroon vs Davis
Payakaroon (3-0) is considered by many to be a favorite in this tournament. Some have whispered that the final will come down to he and Toni Montana. It's a bit premature to speculate as we all know anything can happy.. A striker always has a chance, and a submission artist can tap out anyone given the right opening. So lets break down this matchup a little more.
Payakaroon is a defensive MT striker who has won each of his three bouts by decision. He doesn't hit like a truck, he pecks like a woodpecker. He has been known to land 4-5 punch combos before a fighter even has time to react. He's quick, accurate, and has good movement.
Mark Davis (3-3) is the more experienced fighter with 6 fights under his belt, and also has a background in MT. He is a little more versed in his ability to grapple with his wrestling training, and hopes that will be enough to do some damage once he gets a hold of Payakaroon.
Davis also has won all of his fights by decision, displaying a similar fighting style as Payakaroon, but unlike Payakaroon, he has been KO'd three times as well.
Prediction: Payakaroon wins by unanimous decision.
Cain vs Vovigton
RJ Cain (4-1) likes his chances in this tournament. He can stand with the best of them and has displayed brutal KO power in his time within the HFC. As luck would have it, his first round draw is a rematch against Colby Vovigton who he TKO'd back in HFC Fight Night 1. He will be looking to keep his edge and do the same to advance into round two of this tournament.
Vovigton (1-2) is a grappler and will need to take this fight to the ground to have a chance to avenge his first ever loss, which happend to be his fight against RJ Cain. Cain was able to win via TKO, but Vovigton will be looking to flip the script and put Cain on his back and take the win this time around.
Prediction: Can wins via KO in round 2
Quincy vs Vicious
Polo Quincy (2-2) is a solid fighter who's defeated another tournament participant (Matt Oduun) twice in his HFC career. Outside of those fights, Quincy lost a tough one via decision against former HFC fighter Jain Kim, and was choked out by tournament favorite Toni Montana in his last bout. In Polo's defense, he took that fight on short notice and refused to back down from a call out from the experienced Montana. He will be looking to right the ship with a victory over Vicious here and have a chance to avenge his loss to Montana in the 2nd round.
Mikey Vicious (2-1) is an under-rated fighter who displays a well rounded game even though he doesn't really excel at anything. He did lose his fight against Colby Vovigton in his HFC debut when he got tapped out, but he bounced back in a big way with an impressive guillotine over former HFC fighter Tyrome Biggins. He will be looking to take Quincy to the ground and show him how hard it is to breath when he's clamping his anaconda arms around your neck.
Prediction: Vicious pulls off the upset and wins via submission.
Oduun vs Minister
Matt Oduun (2-3) comes into this fight frustrated and looking for a chance at redemption. All three of his losses have come from within the HFC, and all have been won in the clinch. I know he's put some work into his clinch training, so maybe he can turn the tides and change things up a bit.
Minister (1-2) will be looking to avenge his last loss against division leader Samart Payakaroon. A beauty of a KO over Nick Hopkins in his HFC debut flashed his ability to end fights quickly when he connects. He will be looking to KO Oduun and advance, and Oduun knows it.
This fight could go either way, we'll have to see how these guys adapt to each others game plan.
Prediction: I have no idea! I think it will depend greatly on rather or not Oduun can adjust his fight tactics and how well he has taken to coaching since his last fight.
Hammer vs Hamada
This fight is on a different card at a different venue, but part of the same tournament so putting this info in this review despite the fight actually being on a sister card.
Two newer fighters in the HFC, Hammer (5-0) will be stepping into a professional cage fight for the first time in his career. With a brilliant immature record, he will be highly motivated to keep up his success and jump to the top of the rankings. If he wins this thing, he's a champ. If he shows well, he's a contender. The man has a bright future.
Ryo Hamada (1-0) jumped right into the big leagues with no armature fights under his belt, and didn't flinch in doing so. He tapped out John Kuhn with a nice triangle in his debut at Fight Night 2. He will be looking to stun the crowd again when he hopes to turn the Hammer into a Tapper!
Prediction: Hammer keeps the fight standing, 1st round KO victory.
Hope you enjoy this event, best of luck to all the fighters participating! Don't forget to visit the smack talk thread to download your very own copy of the tournament brackets to follow your fighters progress!
Happy headhunting!!
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