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GP 35 Bomb vs Royler 2

Event Preview: GP 35 Bomb vs Royler 2
ZyD XyD
2012-08-26, St Petersburg, Kazan Sambo Center
Author:Lock Down

185lbs Title Fight - The Geezers middleweight championship is on the line as the divine dentist Roy Royler looks to re-claim Jeggu Bomb's belt in a highly anticipated rematch. Royler feels he is the true champion and is very fired up to get his belt back after losing it in swift fashion back in June. Although Bomb lost their last fight, he didn't have a terrible performance and knows he has the skills to win. To retain the title he needs to make sure he minimizes the damage he takes while ensuring a higher level of effectiveness in the clinch and a larger overall volume of offense. Landing kicks and strikes in the clinch is where Royler enjoyed the majority of his success but he is also capable of going toe to toe and throwing down. Royler has been highly vocal in the build up to this fight and is very confident he will stop the champion in his tracks and claim the throne. I think Royler will prove to once again be too durable for the champion and I predict a 4th round TKO victory for the challenger after an entertaining slugfest.

155lbs - Former lightweight champion Forrest Loveladdy takes his first step back to the title as he squares off against the hard hitting Lars Thunstrom who also has slick submission skills. Both men have extensive backgrounds in boxing and jiu jitsu and on paper match up very well. Loveladdy has some crucial wrestling and muay thai advantages and could prove to be the difference maker in this bout. Thunstrom might be the hungrier and more motivated fighter as he has never tasted Geezers gold in his career. Whoever can control where the fight occurs and out grapple their opponent will have their hand raised. The gap in wrestling skills will play a heavy role in this bout and I predict Loveladdy will win via Unanimous Decision after a crafty and lengthy ground battle.

185lbs - Savage knockout artist Marco Aurelio welcomes the well rounded Wade Wilson to the Geezers as he makes his middleweight debut with the organization. Wilson comes to Geezers with a vast skill set and is confident in all areas of the game. He faces Aurelio who is a specialized boxer with daunting power in both hands and throws with bad intentions. Although Aurelio's boxing is frightening, his ground game and muay thai are suspect and Wilson will surely be looking to expose him in those domains. If Wilson can sustain the damaging punches he will have an excellent chance of a successful debut. I predict he will put his superior ground skills to good use and win via Submission in the 2nd round.

185lbs - Specialized wrestling wizard Whonjon William is set to do battle against prolific boxing super star Wanha Karhu in a highly compelling middleweight attraction. Both of these warriors are highly specialized in their chosen craft and are truly dedicated in their favored art. William is a masterful wrestler excelling at drowning his opponents with high percentage takedowns and a rapidly developing submission game. Karhu has chosen to master the art of boxing, and has hands are like pin point laser beams. If he is able to land some crisp and crushing body blows he has a decent chance at slowing the inevitable ground assault he soon faces. I believe that the advantage William has in grappling experience will be too hard to overcome and he will win via Unanimous Decision.

265lbs - Underrated heavy hitting sluggers Clint Foote and Quantrelle Jackson are scheduled to go to war and move one step further to heavyweight title contention. The gap in experience between these warriors is quite immense as Foote has seen twice as many battles than his adversary. Although he gives up an edge in experience, Jackson has a large and fortunate advantage in this fight. He is outstanding with elbows in the clinch and luckily for him Foote has very thin skin and is opened up in many of his fights. Although the sharp cutting elbows will be a large factor, I think Foote is wise enough to nullify him and avoid the majority of the clinch battle. If he can manage to keep blood out of his eyes I believe he will win via Submission in the 3rd round.

Remaining fight predictions

Leonid Guerra Salsido vs Cross Odenkirk - Salsida via TKO round 1. His ground game and boxing are too much
Aleksey Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy vs Noel Smith - Smith via KO round 1. Kumpa has his hands full and needs a sub to win
Mayo Kermode vs Sergei Sokolov - Sokolov via TKO round 2. His boxing will win him the fight and force a stoppage
John Johnsson vs Anton Mikhailov - Johnsson via KO round 2. Johnsson's well timed head kicks will find their mark

 

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