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 Hello fight fans, and welcome to the first edition of The Eminence Exchange! We will be breaking down all the Main Card fights from now on, and we're eager to get started with Eminence 10 which is only a few days away. With a Main and Co-Main pair of title fights this card is in the running to be one of the best of the year. Without further delay let's get to the action…
MAIN EVENT - DAVID GILJOTIN(12-4-1) VS. ROQUE BARRETTO(22-5) FOR THE EMINENCE WW WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Current WW Champ Giljotin looks to show why he has sat at the top of the heap for so long yet again. He has held the Eminence WW strap since the company was known as NEI way back when. This will be his 8th title fight in a row, and outside of a questionable loss to Gwyn Jones he has finished each and every one of his opponents over those 8 fights. A true grappler in every sense of the word you for sure don't want to find yourself on the mat with this submission specialist. 12 wins, 12 submissions that's a feat not often seen in our beloved sport. Sure he has 4 losses over his career, but he has never truly been finished as his lone "TKO" loss was due to a cut. So we know he has the ability to get in the cage with the best each and every time. Looking to put an end to the champs reign of terror over the division is Eminence new comer Barretto. He made his debut at Eminence 7 with a KOTN winning performance against Forrest Ortiz. With that big win he now finds himself in the position to challenge the champ for the title. With 11 TKO's to his credit this fight seems to have the makings of a traditional striker vs. grappler bout. Can the champ get this fight to the ground, and lock in yet another sub? Or will the challenger be able to keep the fight on the feet, and eventually add another TKO to his record along with his third world title? These questions will be answered this Saturday night!
CO-MAIN EVENT - JAMIE ANDERTON(12-2-1) VS. MAKSMILLIAM TCHEPIKOV(23-10-1) FOR THE EMINENCE SHW WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Current champ, and decorated striker, Anderton looks to bounce back from a super fight loss at the hands of Jan Paulsen due to a cut in this his third title fight under the Eminence banner. Another champ with a perfect 100% finishing rate as Anderton has only seen the judges one time in his lone draw. All his other fights, losses included, have ended via TKO. So his game plan is a pretty simple one, keep swinging until someone is sleeping, and most of the time he winds up awake at the sound of the bell. The man standing on the other side of the cage come fight night will have no problem with doing just that! Tchepikov is also a decorated KO artist with 20 of his 23 wins coming via TKO. Also having recently lost to Jan Paulsen these two men have quite a lot in common it seems. Many people have questioned how Tchepikov managed to find himself in this title fight being that he enters the cage on a two fight losing streak, but his record and accomplishments can't be denied so the management team here decided the shot was his. I expect this to be a gang buster of a fight, and if the judges are required I'll be very, very surprised!
RED FORMAN(17-7) VS. OSCAR DIAZ(21-15(1NC)) FW BOUT
After running his record to 16-3 Red Forman has fallen on some hard times of late. He has gone a mere 1-4 over his last 5 fights, and looks to find his winning ways here again. Looking for a fresh start with Eminence he hopes to work his way back to his championship ways that saw him capture the IFT and SYN LW titles. He looks to find those winning ways at the expense of well rounded Oscar Diaz. Diaz has had his ups and downs over his career, but has seemingly righted the ship having gone the opposite of his opponent over his last 5 sporting an impressive 4-1. Certainly a win here for either man will do great things for their status in the division!
ROY BULL(21-13) VS. BOD ZIO(11-3) FW BOUT
Looking to bounce back from a TKO loss in his Eminence debut in a fight that saw him dominated throughout we see Roy Bull look get back to his winning ways. He entered Eminence riding a 3 fight win streak in Blitz Russian Combat, and views this most recent loss as a mere stepping stone. He has the ability to win a fight anywhere being a well rounded stand up and ground fighter so he has no reservations about where the fight takes place. His opponent also happens to be a very well rounded fighter so we may get to see a full range of MMA on display in this one. Zio challenged for the title in his Eminence debut, but as Dana White always says never leave it in the judges hands. After a strong start which saw him win the first round he was shut out for the remaining 4 rounds by then champ Crowley Osbourne. He bounced back nicely with a win over Bing Ka Wong at Eminence 5. He'll look to build on that start with another win here against Roy.
JOHN MALHAM(14-6) VS. NIKOLAJ ORLOW(18-11(1NC)) LHW BOUT
LHW prospect Malham makes his Eminence debut in the first fight of the Main Card. He has taken some time away from fighting to work on some holes in his game after losing his CF LHW strap in his last fight with that organization. Inside sources have said he wanted to shore up his striking since he had suffered 5 TKO losses to that point. Will his work in the gym pay off in his debut, or will he be going back to the drawing board yet again? The man who hopes to send him back to the gym wondering what went wrong is Nikolaj Orlow. Also looking to get back in the win column Orlow lost his Eminence debut via TKO(cut) when he didn't have an answer for his opponents strong clinch game. He was beaten up with elbows from that position, and the doctor was forced to call the bout after a huge gash was opened up. No doubt wanting to show Eminence staff that he can hang in the depth of the LHW division he will be hungry to get that first win with Eminence.
Rounding out the nights action by competing on the Under Card we see these fights as well…
RYAN EDWARD(18-9) VS. PHIL IVEY(25-7(1NC)) LHW BOUT
KNOCKO BLOCKO(24-5) VS. JULIUS LAWSON(19-9-1) HW BOUT
CHRIS NOLAN(9-2) VS. KERRY LAWSON(13-3) HW BOUT
MR RED(12-4) VS. TAMIAS POOCHYENA(11-5) SHW BOUT
GEORGE CONSTANZA(8-6) VS. JONATHON WONNUT(6-4) HW BOUT
See you all at the fights!
CG
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