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 Empire: 6 is Sunday night, which also happens to be Flag Day. At least I think it is Flag Day. Nobody ever knows when Flag Day is, what Flag Day is, or why Flag Day exists. How does one exactly celebrate Flag Day? Does not knowing anything about Flag Day make me less patriotic, even though no Americans actually know the answers? No one can really say!
Pointless holidays aside, there are a pair of title fights on the card, I will mostly focus on those. The first fight is between a pair of poor fighters in Sucks and Fernandez. I’ll take the Mexican, as he is the superior boxer and wrestler, by TKO on strikes in the 2nd.
The second fight is a pretty even matchup, but rumors have it that Danconia Jr. has been pretty disgruntled in the build up. That may be the difference in what may be an otherwise close fight. Therefore, I think Howard will win by unanimous decision.
The third fight has 1-0-0 Joe Dinapoli facing 1-2-0 Jaco Camden. Dinapoli should take this one being the stronger boxer and wrestler. I’ll take him by TKO on strikes in the 2nd.
Next up, in a 145 lbs fight between a pair of 25 year olds, Sampson should be the better fighter both standing and on the ground, so I think he will prevail by unanimous decision.
The next fight is a super-heavyweight contrast in styles between a pair of fighters from the Caribbean. Pivo will look to knock Ruiz out before Ruiz takes him to the ground. I do not think he will be able to do so, leading Ruiz to win by submission in the 1st round.
Up next is a 170 lbs fight between a pair of impressive 18 year olds. Chiddell is an incredible boxer, and he can pack a nasty punch, but McWrestler is better at everything else. I like the Indian by unanimous decision.
After that exciting fight, we get another all Caribbean matchup between the 25 year old Ruiz and the 20 year old Miles. Ruiz has a decent shot if he can take Miles to the ground, but Miles is better on his feet. I think Ruiz pulls it off by submission in the 3rd.
In the fight before the main events, we see another contrast between a standup fighter in Robshaw and the grappler Kallas. Robshaw won his last two fights by KO and TKO in the 1st. I see him winning this one by TKO in the 1st as well.
The co-main event is the 145 lbs title fight between Rico Wilson and Corsair Light. The English champion is just 18 years old, but he is 3-0-0, having defended the belt twice already. Light is a submission specialist, having won all of his three professional fights in that manner. In the other corner will be Rico Wilson, a 20 year old Jamaican fighter. Although he is more well-rounded and older, he will be a massive underdog entering this fight. If Wilson can stay upright, he will have an advantage, but any slip ups and it will likely end in disaster. I think it is unlikely that Wilson has a perfect fight over 5 rounds. In fact, I think it will only take one round for Light to take Wilson to the ground and win by submission.
In the other title fight of the night, Michael Howardson gets a chance to win back the belt against Pedro Gonclaves. Howardson is an incredibly strong and skillful Muay Thai fighter, but he may struggle in other areas of the fight. In their first meeting, Howardson was able to dominate in the clinch and avoid a submission on the ground. Gonclaves is a strong boxer, but he can also win a match on the ground as shown in their last fight. The Angolan champion won the belt by submission in their last meeting, and I do not expect things to go any differently this time around. I think Gonclaves will defend the belt by submission in the 2nd round.
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