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 CFC 521 Event Preview
Here we are for the second of two shows this weekend with CFC 521 taking place in New York New York where once again we will see Gold on the line, this time in the Welterweight division. The Hard Knocks is expecting 3000 fight fans looking to take in history when yet another CFC Champion is crowned! As always make sure you run down to PWNAGE™ located on the Los Angeles stop of the High Street for all your Fighters clothing needs to ensure their morale is recovered quickly and maintained, don't let your fake little guys wallow in dirty or pretend magical threads as that only brings them down and stunts their ability to learn in the gym and perform in the cage! Also a key point is to fulfill their supplement needs to slow down their energy loss during those grueling training sessions, or to boost their cardio and strength workouts there is no better place than White Gorilla located right here on Montreal's stop on the High Street!! Lastly, one more shameful plug for another of drunk Louie’s many businesses, for those who enjoy putting their money where their mouths are, pop on over to 2 Headed Betting by clicking the link within today’s CFC 521 event page to place your wagers on your favorite CFC fighters as all are set for this event while you still can, many already have, many more will join them and for sure I know I will!!
Main Event - 170 lbs Championship Edmond Chabazian vs Convicted Kelly
Tonight's Main Event pits two Welterweight fighters square off for the chance to have their hand raised to become CFC’s 170 lbs Champion. This one sees BJJ monster Chabazian bring his six fight win streak into the cage to take on wanna be playgirl model Convicted Kelly who has seen a very limited time of only 0:57 seconds inside a Professional cage thus far. Having won four fights by way of submission finish, Chabazian has a clear advantage when taking on the White Belt Kelly who has yet to see any time spent on the ground in his short 2 fight career. On the other side of the spectrum Chabazian has yet to face off against a warrior with the power held within the hands of Kelly and this will be a huge test. On most occasions he prefers to be taken to the ground so he is where he wants to be and imposes his will however in this case given the clear advantage our assumption is he will go for the takedown early himself and avoid risking his chin. Having scored takedowns on 47% of his attempts that will be a key to victory and from there he will show off his ground dominance having landed just under 90% of his ground strikes and just over 40% of all submission and advance attempts. Kelly on the other hand seems to be pretty one dimensional in his own right, having never thrown a single offensive strike attempt or as mentioned before never spending a second on the ground. He is all about the clinch, and once there his talent of choice is his elbows, as he looks to slice and dice his opponents with some knees mixed in for good measure. His success rate isn't overwhelming but all it takes is one nasty cut and its game over folks! So far Chabazian has taken care of every opponent put in front of him and in this one it could very well go the same, he is the betting favorite and if he has his way will wear gold around his waist.
Co-Main Event - 170 lbs Roy Kalama vs Mikhail Petrova
In our Co Main Event we have a pair of fighters who have stepped up to the plate to help fill a last minute hole in the card as both Kalama and Petrova have agreed to take this fight on just 2 days notice (Shout out also to Al Fry and Tyke Bison who almost took this spot however Drunk Louie is a paranoid fool and took the first verbally agreed fight to ensure the event does not fall flat like Louie does most evenings after drink number 12!!) In all actuality this is a matchmakers dream fight as we have a pair of Muay Thai specialists squaring off in what will easily be a Fight of the Night contender. Kalama has the size advantage in both height and weight but will he have the speed advantage given the lighter fighter Petrova? Kalama is a CFC veteran having stepped into 3 fights thus far for CFC enjoying two wins and 1 defeat, with his last victory being one short week ago, which goes to show the testicular fortitude he possesses. Petrova on the other hand will be making his CFC debut who will be stepping into a fight for the third time in a seven day period, take that Kalama, you aren't as ballsy as I first thought!! Kalama is predominantly a clinch fighter, averaging 90% success on the 30 some odd strikes he throws while clinched up, while Petrova has more of a tendency to mix in some standing strikes to go with his clinch game as well, where he overwhelms his opponents with roughly 88% success on over 50 clinch strikes per fight. This one is going to come down to whoever has the better chin to nullify the dynomite both of these warriors have in their hands and on paper that has to go to Kalama, but everyone knows how much luck Drunk Louie has with calling these ones. This is one you wont want to miss out on and its gunna be fire!!!
170 lbs Junior Seto v Herio Lupsaka
Continuing in the Welterweight division we see a fighter coming off a surprising submission defeat and another who is looking to continue his ascension to title contention. Junior Seto was on cruise control heading into CFC 517 when he suffered an upset loss to BJ Penncil halfway through round number 1. No doubt Seto will be on a mission to make up for that and get himself back into what I am sure he considers his rightful spot for the gold. Lupsaka meanwhile is on a three fight win streak and was able to pull off a come from behind victory by way of devastating ground and point KO. After losing round 1 Lupsaka knew what was at stake and what he needed to do and worked his game plan to perfection grinding his way to victory. Seto is the much smaller man by close to 20 pounds, and Lupsaka seems to be looking a little more pudgy around the waist, his manager better keep an eye on that we don't want to see this fight get canceled due to poor weight cutting results. Seto comes in sporting an average 29% takedown rate to match up against a 100% takedown rate for his opposition, perhaps he is better to utilize the clinch game were his success rate jumps up to 40% and yet he is still taken down 100% of the time from the clinch. On the other side Lupsaka has a more impressive 43% success rate and to date has yet to be taken down from range or within the clinch, does that give him the advantage or perhaps the lower weight will create enough of a speed advantage for Seto that past successes will play no part. Seto is a slight betting favorite and we are thinking he will get back to his winning ways tonight setting up a monster title fight down the road!!
185 lbs Maskar Flugamine v Vladamir Kozlov
We next go to the Middleweight division to see a Wonderful wrassler take on a wonderful Muay Thai specialist. Maskar Flugamine comes in looking to get back to his previous winning ways following a TKO loss to that PooPoo Pants Muay Thai title challenger which very well could be a case of not looking so good for Flugamine. Standing opposite him is CFC newcomer Vladimir Kozlov with his Granite chin and obvious KO power. Flugamine relies solely on the takedown however he does not have a very impressive success rate having been successful a mere 15% of his attempts, book is out on him, if you can stop the takedown you are golden, but if he succeeds, his 100% success rate with his ground strikes means many have enjoyed a less than fun day at the office! Kozlov on the other hand is yet to experience a takedown against and instead relies on a mind blowing 87% success rate on his punch strikes, which tells me (and the betting experts) that Flugamine is really going to hate pizza especially when he has to slurp it through a straw!! Flugamine better watch the energy closely as well as he appears to be training at well under 90% energy which will not only stunt his skills growth but also puts him on the edge of missing weight, being right at the 185 limit. This weight advantage he gives up to Kozlov could mean a major speed advantage allowing for Kozlov to be more explosive than he already is. Unfortunately for Flugamine we feel this fight has Knock out of the Night written all over it, and he isn't the one with the power to pull that off.
265 lbs Bingo Bongo v Kyle Nelson
Finishing up the main card in our final fight we have a pair of the big boys looking to start the main card off with fireworks! Bingo Bong is on a three fight win streak, but that name, I cant… just cant… Standing opposite him is Kyle Nelson who is also on a three fight win streak however unlike Bongo the clown he has never tasted defeat. Bongo is the shorter man and only just slightly less heavy but he brings with him a varied attack having won his 3 by way of TKO, Sub & Unanimous Decision. Nelson on the other hand relies more on his submission game as 2 of his 3 have been won by way of submission stoppage to go with his one unanimous decision. Bongo is not much of a striker at all as the majority of his standing attacks come in the form of takedowns even if he only succeeds on 20% of his attempts. Once on the ground his focus is on getting to a dominant position where he mixes in some strikes and the odd sub with mixed results. Nelson likes to focus more on softening up his opponents with a very successful strike attack that has seen him succeed roughly 90% of the time with a smaller number of takedowns thrown in but his 75% success rate shows he keeps his opponents off guard before attempting them. Once on the ground much like Bingo he focuses more on advancing himself into a more dominant spot and then explodes with a 50% success rate on his submissions. Bongo is a bleeder when compared to the Granite within the chin of Nelson which will likely play a major part of the outcome here, between the lower morale and tendency to spill blood Bongo is the betting underdog in this one. I still think it will be a fun fight to watch I just hope it isnt a boring roll fest on the ground.
Undercard
265 lbs Anthony Prilla v Jamie Wilkins
170 lbs Tony Pacucci v Kobe Knight
185 lbs Samart Bukaew v Marco Bjurstrom
265+ lbs Oliver Hardy v Brock Lesnar
135 lbs Phil Sprintin v Pollo Alfredo
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