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 Bellicose 86
Hayashi's Lounge - New York
16 APRIL 2022
Hello Bellicose! We have on tap tonight a great card with some huge implications on the line for a few of these fights. Not only that, the event is headlined by the Middleweight title fight where Sawamura will defend his belt against Horton.
C - Hao Sawamura (5-0) vs #1 - Tim Horton (8-1)
Outlaw - And our MAIN EVENT! It's a Middleweight title fight between the champion Sawamura and #1 contender Horton! The champion comes into this fight having not tasted defeat yet in his early career and has a perfect 5-0 record that earned his title shot last month where he took out the champ Dean Howard to capture the his first title. He's well versed as a striker with exceptional boxing and wonderful Muay Thai, but also a wonderful wrestler who knows how to keep a fight standing. His first title defense is against a hungry Tim Horton who has already called this fight a win, and himself the future champion.
Horton - "Bellicose’s new owners will realize the talent that I posses in this Middleweight division when I crush the new “Champion” and the rightful owner takes the strap."
Like I said, Horton is hungry, and confident. He's got an impressive 8-1 record who lost his only fight to the former champ, Dean Howard after an amazing 6-0 start. Since changing management, Horton is 2-0 with an impressive KO of Jake Paul in his last fight to earn him the top contender spot. He's a sensational boxer with strong Muay Thai and also a wonderful wrestler. He does hold purple belt in BJJ, but don't' expect that to factor into this fight. These guys are going to stand and bang and this is going to be an all out war. Keep your eyes peeled because each of these guys can finish this fight in a flash. And when it's over, no doubt the fans will be on their feet and screaming at the brutality of the finish. I do not expect this to go the distance because these men are warriors and killers. The belt will be in great hands no matter who wins this one.
Sonny - M-m-m-m-main Event! Champion Hao Sawamura vs "The Great White North" Tim Horton. Jeez I am pumped for this one! Two of the highest skilled boxers will be showcased and I expect the fireworks to pop off! Interestingly enough I do not see either fighter sporting a proven chin. This can make the fight a race to see who can get the KO the
fastest and that is what I believe we will see go down tonight. Who you ask? I don’t want to pick, I just want to enjoy this one. But since I am legally obligated to choose, Horton via the big guns blazing - KO round 1.
#2 - Reinaldo Gracie (5-1) vs #6 - Marek Cervenka (5-4)
Outlaw - Gracie will be watching the fight before his when he should be warming up. This, you can be sure. He's looking to score a win over Cervenka tonight and put himself fin a top contender spot. Not only will he be watching from back stage, the champ will be watching from the front row as both this fight, and the Christ - Cartwright fight, will have a significant effect on who will be the next person to challenge for the belt. Let's break it down for you... If Christ wins, he's the next contender. Simple. But should he lose, then all hell breaks loose at the top of the division. Because with a Christ loss, and a Gracie win, Gracie will be the next contender. However, if both Gracie and Christ lose, then Carwright will leap frog the division and take that contender spot. Either way, after tonight, we'll know who will be fighting for the belt in May.
Gracie is obviously a grappler and BJJ practitioner. I think the Gracie boys are born trying to put a triangle choke on their mothers clitorus upon birthing. It's in their DNA, they can't help it. Just shows you how tough the women in that family tree are too.. imagine breast feeding something trying to choke hold your breast while biting and .. well, I should just stop it there..
A black belt in BJJ (of course) and a wonderful wrestler are Gracie's bread and butter. But he's dabbling in the striking arts as he's a strong boxer and proficient Muay Thai practitioner as well. He's capable standing, but mostly just to keep himself in the fight while working it to the ground. Once it's on the ground, it's only a matter of time.
Across from him, stands Cervenka. He's a remarkable wrestler, but is otherwise completely outmatched by Gracie. He will be looking for a miracle win in this one, but unless Gracie makes a mistake, that'll be highly unlikely. He is a respectable boxer, so if Gracie makes a mistake and leaves himself open, Cervenka has a strikers chance. But his bread and butter is his wrestling which is something he will need to be perfect at to have a shot on the ground against the BJJ assassin, Gracie.
Sonny - Gracie’s BJJ is sexy, his wrestling is alpha male, and he has one mean Stockton Slap! Excuse my fan boying here but this man is one of my favorite fighters to watch work. He is slick as a greased Cosby and will definitely take the arm home for a first round submission. ‘Nuff said.
#1 - Jeryl Christ (5-1) vs #5 - Clin Cartwright (3-0)
Outlaw - Jeryl Christ is currently sitting as the top contender of the Featherweight division. He's one win away to solidify that spot and get his crack at the belt in May. Christ has been on a roll winning 5 in a row and is 2-0 since joining Bellicose. Nobody has been able to stop him yet as he's shown to be a master of disaster with his striking scoring 2 KO's and 3 TKO's in his win streak. But something will have to give in this one as his opponent is 3-0 and has also knocked down everyone who's stood across the cage from him.
Did I say knocked down? More like taken down. He's a grappler who will look to get this fight to the ground quickly as even though he's not unskilled striking. His significant advantage will come on the ground. If he can get and keep this fight on the ground, he'll have the advantage here, but as long as this fight stays standing, you can give that advantage to Christ. This should be an amazing fight and I can't wait to tune into this one.
Sonny - I will surely burn in hell for this but I believe in this fight Christ is not yet fully armed to take on the ground superior Cartwright. Cart ride really just wants to fix that wrestling and jits superiority and I don’t see the young Christ being able to avoid the early sub. Cartwright Via Sub round 1.
#7 - Adam East (5-2) vs Billy Conforto (4-1)
Outlaw - East comes into this fight with a 4-1 record since joining Bellicose. His only loss being to Jake Paul, which we all know has to be grinding his nerves. I mean, NOBODY wants to lose to Jake fucking Paul, am I right? His last fight was a 1st round TKO victory over Bob Syruncle and he now finds himself sitting at #7 in the rankings and hoping to climb. With sensational boxing, he'll have the advantage in the striking game and will look to capitalize it on and try to put his opponent to sleep early.
Conforto will be making his Bellicose debut after a short but successful career at GDL. He's a Muay Thai striker who does give up a significant boxing edge to East, but maintains his MT advantage to counter. Neither guy is well versed on the ground so Confoto will need to use his hands and feet, or possibly clinch to get this victory. These guys match up pretty well, and if Conforto can avoid the dangerous punches from East, this could be a fight of the night candidate.
Sonny - Adam East will be relying heavily on his boxing superiority over Conforto. East looks comfy in the clinch coming in so you have to assume he’s equally adept at avoiding the clinch as well. This is the only place he can lose and I assume he will pick apart Conforto from range but will have to be content with the decision.
#5 - Mad Hatter (4-2) vs #8 Sonny Barella (3-3)
Outlaw - Hatter comes into this fight fresh off his win against Sykora and sitting at #5 in the rankings. He should be fresh and ready to go as he scored a first round TKO finish a little over one minute into the round. His only loss in his Bellicose history is against current #1 contender Pee Wee Sasaki, and he's been nipping at his hill for a crack at that top spot and his chance at the gold. Barella, who sits at #8, is in need of a win here to jump up in the rankings and attempt to crack to top 5. He's been back and forth literally his whole career, and an upset win here against Hatter would give him his first ever professional wins streak.
Sonny - I will surely burn in hell for this but I believe in this fight Christ is not yet fully armed to take on the ground superior Cartwright. Cart ride really just wants to fix that wrestling and jits superiority and I don’t see the young Christ being able to avoid the early sub. Cartwright Via Sub round 1.
Sonny - Mad Hatter is too difficult to vote against. The man is truly mad and I love it. I think with a little insight his manager will tell him to take this fight into the clinch for the victory. Shouldn’t be a problem for him to wrap it up by TKO in round three.
Jeff Lee (1-1) vs Paddy Murphy (4-3)
Outlaw - Lee, nicknamed "Doomsday" introduced himself to Bellicose with a decision victory over Okoye. He now looks to give his autograph to Paddy Murphy by getting a signature win against, well, the guy who's lost three strait. Ok, so maybe not a signature win for most, but when it starts your Bellicose career off with a win streak, you'll sign the dotted line. Opposite of him will stand Murphy who, as I said, is on a three fight skid. He desperately needs a win here over Lee to get his career back on track.
Sonny - I’ll make this one quick. Lee has the skill advantage in every applicable department. Solid hiddens and maybe only lacking KO power. Who knows. Murphy has the granite to back him up so I think this will be a decision win for Lee.
Robert Cap (5-3) vs Anakoni Kai (0-1)
Outlaw - Cap recently bounced back from back to back losses to East and Erenberg by pulling off the submission of the night in his first round win over David House. He's been with Bellicose from the start, before the rebranding, and has put together a 5-3 record. He's a very balanced fighter, and his finishes shows that as he's got 3 submission victories and two TKO victories. One thing we can say, is when he fights, he doesn't let it go to the judges. In all eight fights, he's either finished, or been finished. This type of action makes him a fan favorite. Across from him stands Anakoni Kai who will be making his Bellicose debut. Kai is 0-1, but don't let the record fool you. He's a beast in the gym and no doubt under the tutelage of his manager Louie DePalma, he will be a monster in the cage. Cap is the favorite to win by statistics, but he's fighting an uphill battle against Kai.
Sonny - Holy shit speaking of sleeping beasts - Anakoni Kai is a dragon waking for this fight with Robert Cap. Kai is a traditionally marinated by one of the best microwaves in the game - LDP. You can be assured he has passed his training tests and will come out with a bang! Poor Robert Cap. Good luck in getting that takedown buddy. I see Kai quite possibly playing it safe and working to a decision victory.
Sammy Jam (5-3) vs Damian Taylor (1-1)
Outlaw - Sammy jam's last win was a sub of the night victory over Lobsusbaka at Bellicose - Kai vs Danniels. Unfortunately, that momentum didn't roll over into his next fight as he lost seconds into the third round against Cervenka. He's now 1-3 in his last four and in dire need of another win to turn things around. His opponent, one "Double Tap" Taylor, is 1-1 in the records but is 1-0 in his Bellicose debut and very confident that he'll make it 2-0 against Jam.
Sonny - Damian "Double Tap" Taylor is a sleeping beast just waking up. His key to victory is simply keeping the fight on the feet. I like him to grind the clinch victory to a KO - round 3.
Titus Wilder (3-3-1) vs RaeRae Usman (3-6)
Outlaw - Titus Wilder is a mediocre fighter, at best. I say this because I know first hand as I brought him into the MMA world. After a 2-2-1 stint, we parted ways. He's continued his middle of the road career by going 1-1 under new management as well. Maybe he can break that trend and start putting together a win streak by taking out Usman tonight. Usman is sporting a less than stellar record of 3-6. He's now lost four in a row and though he matches up fairly well against Wilder, he's on track to lose his fifth strait. He'll be looking for the upset here to prove not only me, but Bellicose fans across the nation wrong.
Sonny - Wilder looks to have the advantage in this one where he needs it. Throw in his highly experienced manager and I see Wilder getting the KO tonight. Round 2.
Chris Pauschi (0-0) vs Jonesy McGuffin (1-1)
Outlaw - Chris Pauschi will make his Bellicose debut at long last as he steps into the cage against Jonesy McGuffin. We don't know anything about this kid other than that he is a striker and wants no part of the ground. His wrestling is sub par, and he's never attended a BJJ session in his life, so he'll look to stand and bang with McGuffin. This is actually a good match up for Pauschi since McGuffin also hates BJJ, but he does have a strong wrestling background. Primarily, he is also a striker and this fight will stay on the feet where McGuffin should have a clinch advantage while giving up the pure striking advantage to Pauschi. This fight could go either way and should be a great fight to start off the night.
Sonny - I have to think McGuffin welcomes the newcomer Pauschi properly to Bellicose by implementing his consistent gameplan - which should not change as he has the advantage in this one. Takedown, ground n pound for the win. You can probably skip those sub attempts with your white belt, buddy. McGuffin via Decision
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