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Outlaw 11 Preview

Event Preview: Outlaw 11 - Shooter vs Ruiz 2
Outlaw M.C. (380k+)
2022-02-05, Las Vegas, Wild Bob's Bar - Las Vegas
Author:Outlaw Bleak

 Hello Outlaws!  We have another exciting one coming to you from Wild Bob's Bar in Las Vegas tomorrow night, and this one is headlined by two fighters who look to settle a score that was left in the cage a few weeks ago as Shooter and Ruiz duked it out to a draw.


We haven't heard anything from camp Ruiz, but camp Shooter is chomping at the bit to get back in the cage and put down any speculation that Ruiz is his equal.  Also on tap, several other bouts between some young guys who are looking to establish themselves in the org early in their careers.


Unfortunately, a couple of the managers of some of the participating fighters have not been around  to work with their fighters, so we'll be taking  a look at those fights and watching to see if the fighters can adapt to the lack of management in their corner.


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Undercard:


Jesse James (1-0)  vs Frank WooWoo (0-2)


This fight already looks like a mismatch.  James comes into the fight prepared with full morale and energy while his opponent WooWoo looks like he just got WooWoo'd in the rear.  His morale is sitting at about 70% and his energy is nearly as low.  If this is how he comes into all of his fights, I could understand why he's 0-2 to start his MMA career.  We can only hope his manager steps in to help him regain as much energy and morale as possible before the fight.  If he's able to do so, he should have a decent shot against James if he can get the fight to the ground where he's got a significant advantage.  If it stays standing, especially with the morale and energy deficit, this fight could be over in short order.

 

Liam Mcgregor (2-1) vs Charles E. Boles (1-1)


Mcgregor is coming off a big win in his Outlaw debut over Senior Coles.  He won via decision but looked good throughout the fight.  He's fully energized and ready to go in this one, however there is one small hickup he's facing.. it appears that his morale is not up to par.  Sitting at about 70% morale, he'll hope to get that up another 10-15% before fight time if his manager can fix the situation.  


His opponent, Boles, is coming into this fight full morale and coming off a loss to Senior Coles who McGregor just defeated.  Boles would love to bounce back with a win here to prove the fight against Coles was a fluke.  He'll need to top off his energy before the fight, but there's plenty of time for that.  Both of these fighters are strikes, but Boles appears to have the edge in his striking prowess, however giving up the edge in a big way on the ground.  Mcgregor does have a win from submission, so he most likely will try to take this fight to the ground to finish off Boles and advance his record to 3-1.

 

Serghei Vasilescu (1-2) vs Johnny Ringo (1-1)


Man, what is it with these low morale fighters tonight?  Vasilescu comes into this fight on low morale and if he doesn't turn it around he may find himself at 1-3 after this fight.  To make matters worse, his energy is at 50% and no doubt Ringo will gas him out early in the fight and look to KO him in short order.  Vasilescu is a more balanced fighter with some ground skills, but his best skill is his Muay Thai.  Unfortunately for him, Ringo's strength is his Muay Thai so Vasilescu will probably need to get this fight to the ground to have a chance.. and guess what folks... that takes energy.

 


Remco Evenpoel (2-1)  vs James Butler Hickok (1-1)


Evenpoel comes in with a 2-1 record and a knack for finding a way to KO his opponents.  Coming off a loss to division standout Henry Dustfinger via decision, Evenpoel will be looking to get back into the winning ways as he faces off with Wild Bill Hickok.  Boasting wonderful Muay Thai and respectable Wrestling, Evenpoel could use his hands, feet, or the clinch to take it to Hickok in this one.  Ole Wild Bill better be on the lookout for that dirty clinch fighting!


Hickok is nearly the same build as Evenpoel but giving up the edge in Wrestling by a few points.  He does have a little more boxing experience in his arsenal, but if he gets into the clinch he'll likely be outworked by Evenpoel.  Don't expect to see this fight go to the ground as both of these guys like to stand and brawl and I have a feeling this fight won't go the distance.  All three combined wins between these two warriors come via KO and that's not likely to change tonight.

 

Keenwah Graines (0-0) vs Ian McGregor (1-0)


McGregor comes into this fight undefeated at a monster 1-0 record!  Oh, wait.. that was a QFC fight.  He'll be making his Outlaw debut tonight as he squares off against Graines.  Grains makes his Outlaw debut, but also his MMA debut.  He is 0-1, but that was a TWGC fight so as far as the MMA world is concerned, he's 0-0 as he walks into the cage.


Grains is balanced down the board with a little Boxing, Muay Thai and Wrestling, but he's a brown belt in BJJ and that will be his bread and butter.  No wonder he tried out TWGC first!  Not a surprise as to what he's going to be looking to do as he'll want this fight on the ground where he can lock in a submission and either snap or put his opponent to sleep.


McGregor also will be making his Outlaw debut but he's got the momentum of a win in his QFC debut and will hope to carry that over.  He's more of a striker with strong Boxing and competent Muay Thai, but he definintely gives up the edge on the ground in a big way.  One thing that stands out is his lack of morale.  Now it's not terrible, but about 80% is not idea going into the cage with any fighter.  The fact that he's got low morale after a win can only mean his manager and he have a disagreement of when to change clothes, or he caught his girl cheating on him recently.

 


Herpes McPenicillan (2-0) vs Gordon Andrews (1-0)


McPenicillan is 2-0 and was well on his way to a dominating start in his young Outlaw career.  With a win in his Outlaw debut back on Outlaw 7, McPenicillan now finds himself without a manger as his manager has gone MIA over the last month.  This is very unfortunate as his manager was a finalist for the new manager of the year award and looked to have a promising future.  We can only hope to hear back from Fisher again soon.


His opponent, Andrews, is also without a loss and making his Outlaw debut.  Normally, this would be a difficult fight for him but with having a manager at your side and being full energy and morale, this turns the tables and puts him as the favorite.  He's a grappler, brown belt BJJ, and no doubt will look to take McPenicillan down and tap him out in short order.

 

Main Card:


Cedric Pollard (2-1) vs Gic Panda (1-0)


Well folks, this might be the most boring fight of the night... I don't even know what to say here and there is no excuse for this one.  Pollard comes into the fight with no, and I mean NO morale.  We're talking 5% tops.. that's not gonna get it done.  Normally, that would guarantee you a loss.  But his opponent, well, his opponent is so tired he can barely stand up, let alone throw a punch!  The man has been training and working himself to the bone to the point where 1 shot to the shoulder would probably put him to sleep.  I'm not even going to say anything else about this one, these managers need to step it up!

 

Apollinaire Aury (2-0) vs Jose Castellanos (0-0)


Finally!  A fighter who's ready to go with a manager who's ready to show!  Aury comes into this fight locked, cocked, and ready to rock.  He's balanced across the board, but has a good mix of striking and ground skills.  He's a striker, but his ground defense is shaping up pretty well and he's put himself into the drivers seat at being the top contender in short order.  Already one of the top talents in the division, it's a shame we didn't see him in the tournament for the title.  But that's ok, he's at the top and if he gets the win here, he'll be the top contender and looking to take a crack at the belt once the new champ is crowned in a few weeks.


His opponent is making his Outlaw and MMA debut in this one and he will be facing a tough opponent.  He does give up the advantage in boxing and BJJ, but his Muay Thai and Wrestling match up very well against Aury.  Both of these fighters have solid managers, so this should be an outstanding fight.  And should Castellanos defeat Aury here, it would send him up the rankings with only 1 win under his belt from the hype gain he'd get.  Very exciting stuff!

 

Co-Main Event:


Bogdan Kireyev (3-1) vs Killer Return (5-1)


Our co-main event has two of our more experienced fighters squaring off with Kireyev bringing his boxing/wrestling mix into the cage to take on Return's Wrestling/Boxing mix!  These guys have the same skills, essentially, only Kireyev is focused on his boxing while Return is more focused as a wrestler.  If this fight goes into the clinch, it could be a solid fight with no telling who will get the edge.  Return should be able to control the action, but Kireyev will be more proficient with his striking.  One huge factor is that Return doens't have full energy and will need to rest up to get that as close as possible to maxing out before the bell rings.  Because if he doesn't, no doubt that Kireyev will take full advantage of that and finish Killer Return and leave him to his own nickname; Dead.


Prediction: Kireyev wins via KO

 

Main Event:


Manny Shooter (2-0-1)  vs Anthony Ruiz (4-1-1)


And now, for the main event of the evening!  The moment camp Shooter has been waiting for, and the reason many of these fans are in the seats tonight!  The rematch between Shooter and Ruiz to settle the untallied score as a result of the draw in their last bout!  These guys didn't want to wait, specifically Shooter as he went public with saying he was the better fighter and was disgusted with himself for not winning that first fight.  He's promised to make things right in the rematch and finish Ruiz off in a big way.  With both of his wins coming via T(KO), I don't doubt for one second that he's able to do just that.  He's a hard hitting boxer with some solid wrestling skills to back it up and knows how to end fights early.


But his opponent, Ruiz, has quietly amassed 4 wins.  The only downfall, they were all in the QFC.  His debut in Outlaw was the resulting draw against Shooter in their last fight.  Ruiz will look to prove Shooter wrong and get that 5th win, but he'll definitely have his work cut out for him in this one as his morale isn't quite up to par.  He matches up pretty well against Shooter in striking, though he prefers to use Muay Thai over boxing and BJJ over wrestling.  The overall edge goes to Shooter in skills alone, but he took it to a draw once before.  So we'll see what he can do this time.  We've had no word out of camp Ruiz about this fight, so maybe he's looking to be labeled as silent but deadly.  He is the hangman, after all.


Prediction: Shooter wins via TKO

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Thank you for tuning into another preview presented by Outlaw M.C.  We strive to bring you great fights each and every week and bring new talent to the cage as often as possible.  In the works this weekend after this event will be the first ever rankings.  It's still early, so we may have to wait until the results of our title fights in the 205 and 170, but I'm going to start putting together a ranking order and we'll go from there.  More to come on that in the near future!

 

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