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 Hello what's up MMA world here is Victorio and I'm bringing another preview of LKO's upcoming event - LKO 16 Rolling Stone on 20th Aug 2016! There will be two titles fight on the line so don't miss it!
WW bout: Chris Thompson vs James Darren
First fight of the night we have two pretty young WWs clashing. The red corner Chris Thompson is 4-7 in his career and winless in LKO with two appearances. He has nothing standout in his skills but seems like he loves to tap his foes out with his blue belt BJJ skills. His biggest weakness is his striking defense and chin and he would be tailor made for James Darren if he got careless. Darren is 1-1 in his career with both fights took place in QFC. He also doesn't have a skill stands out but he has shown his KO power in his first fight but fell short in his next fight against a purple belt. With this contrasting matchup, I favor Darren because Thompson got knocked out early in his last two fights, his chin is probably not going to help him.
WW bout: Jose Landi vs Malcolm Dunkeld
Another WW fight in this card between two young lads looking for their first win in LKO. The red corner Jose Landi is a decision machine with all of his 2 wins by decision. Despite being a Muaythai/BJJ fighter, Landi mostly focused on his takedowns and GnP. He might not be a good finisher, but he would be a tough fight for Malcolm Dunkeld, who has no morale at the moment and devastated from his last loss in LKO by first round TKO. Dunkeld is a Muaythai fighter with limited ground game who loves to utilize his clinch game and takedowns to frustrate or dominate his opponents. His last win was by a slam TKO so it would be interesting to see if he's going to take the purple belt Landi down but he won't get his job done because his morale will let him down. I go with Landi by another decision victory.
HW bout: Melvin Bones vs Ivar Ragnaar
Two HW fighters with negative record are going to save his career from being in jeopardy. The red corner Melvin Bones is 0-1 and unable to capitalize the chance to expose his opponent's cut further before getting finished in his LKO debut. A chance to rebound will be there for him as he's fighting 19 year old Ivar Ragnaar who's already a world class Muaythai striker. Despite being a very good striker, he fell short all the time against GnP wrestlers. Anyway, his lone win was against an excellent boxer so I can see him being really confident against fellow striker in Bones. Ragnaar has a high volume kickboxing style which can give Bones problems, who doesn't really know how to handle adversity. I go with Ragnaar by TKO.
MW bout: Soupy Campbell vs Cameron MacGruffyd
This is a MW bout between two up-and-coming fighters. The red corner Soupy Campbell is an excellent boxer who doesn't have any meaningful skills in other aspects. All of his 2 wins are by decision but he knew how to land enough damage to win fights so I can see him being a smart fighter more than a brutal finisher. His opponent is Cameron MacGruffyd who isn't motivated at all despite winning his last fight in his second LKO fight by decision. I guess there are some undisclosed reasons that let him down. Cameron has fine boxing and limited skills in other aspects and was able to show off his clinch heavy gameplan but doesn't have intentions to finish fights there. I can see this fight being ugly with Cameron constantly looking to tie Campbell up but I can see the more motivated Campbell utilizing his smart damage dealing stragedy to win this one by decision.
WW bout: Frank LA vs Tyson Pearson
This is the third WW fight in the card between two young and green fighters. The red corner Frank LA is 0-1 in his career who's unable to show off his brown belt BJJ in his LKO debut where he got KO'd brutally in 12 seconds. To be honest, besides BJJ he couldn't really do anything so his opponent Tyson Pearson will be looking to do a quick work against him. Pearson is 1-0 in his career and won his LKO debut by early TKO. He possesses wonderful boxing and limited wrestling. I believe Pearson's wrestling is good enough to neutralize LA and his boxing and KO power will be too much for him to handle.
LHW bout: Mike Belfort vs Remington Sanders
This is the first LHW fight in this card and it's a fun stylistic matchup. The red corner Mike Belfort is a pure ground fighter who has really good wrestling and also a BJJ purple belt. He's an effective submission wrestler who won all of his 2 wins by early submission. Anyway, his weakness is his striking defense and chin which gave him a setback in his LKO debut by TKO under a minute, which his opponent Remington Sanders good at. Sanders is a very brutal and quick finisher who tends to finish his opponents real quick with his high level boxing. Sanders doesn't have a good run recently as he took the first loss in his career after the change of management and his morale is half of he used to be. But I believe he can bounce back against Belfort because he never lost to a ground fighter. I know Belfort is a really good ground fighter but don't forget he got finished under a minute against a boxer who's around Sanders' level before. I go with the boxer by early finish.
Vacant BW title fight: Dan Jorens vs Lou Tailler
Hey folks, title fights aren't always be in main/co-main event because this title fight will feature two green, undefeated contenders who are going to make a name for themselves in this expected war! The red corner Dan Jorens is 3-0 and he has good Muaythai and excellent wrestling. He doesn't use his Muaythai for kicking and wrestling for takedowns, it's all about his devastating clinch game. His dirty boxing is a nightmare for anybody he has faced and he can finish quick. But in a 5 round fight, will he conserve his energy or still be using the same plan? I don't see him conserving his energy because his opponent Lou Tailler is another quick finisher who's 2-0. He has decent boxing and limited ground game but he's shown more aspects then Jorens did. He could bang at distance, clinch his opponents and take them down then pound them out. In his last win, he was able to put these three elements together and got a quick win. Is he going to spend his energy with strategy? I think he will, considering that he can wrestle, maybe he will LnP for few rounds....NO! They will spend all the energy in the first round, trust me. And I can see Jorens controlling the clinch and defending Tailler's takedown with his wrestling, then you can see him blasting punches through Tailler's face and winning the belt.
OW bout: Bjorn Ironside vs Brian Jackson
After a title fight which is expected to be a quick one, we are back to non-title fight that features two big mofos. The red corner Bjorn Ironside is 5-0 in his career and was able to show off his distance boxing, dirty boxing and KO power. He's previously managed by Blake Phoenix and now Kjell Svard is going to continue his unbeaten streak against the winless Brian Jackson who's 0-2. He has really good boxing but his chin is terrible. Also his FOTN bonus in his last fight was undeserving. Not trying to diss him but this man deserves a lower level opponent, at least not an undeated finisher in Ironside. I think Ironside will get his first win under his new management. I can see him finishing Jackson early.
Co-main event
Vacant LHW title fight: Zucta Valesces vs Johnny Scorpion
So yeah folks, the second and last title fight in the card will be in co-main event, not the main event because both of these LHW contenders has yet to be that big of a draw. Anyway I can't wait for this barnburner between two powerful punchers! The red corner Zucta Valesces is blessed by the great Sir Mamado and he changed a new look recently. He's 6-0 in his career with all of his wins within first round. None of his win are over 78 seconds so...damn, this guy can bang! He has excellent Muaythai and decent wrestling but he relies on one big punch. Can he score another quick finish against Victorio Faber....I mean my fighter Johnny Scorpion? I doubt that. Scorpion is 3-0 in his career, being proud of his nickname "Apollo". He's not too much of a finisher like Valesces as he only had one finish but that finish was against a quick finisher Remington Sanders in the first round. So I think his power is rising and ready to match Valesces' chin. Scorpion possesses decent boxing and really good wrestling which helps him to brutalize his opponents inside the clinch. Both men never had their chin tested so I am really excited to see who can hurt eachother for the first time. Um...I am a biased guy and I'm picking my fighter Scorpion to take Valesces' zero. Valesces is as quick as he can get but the way Scorpion handled another quick finisher in Sanders in the clinch is impressive. I can see Scorpin winning the belt.
MAIN EVENT
OW showdown: Boe Hogan vs Brain Buro
Ding ding ding! This is the main event folks! Two rather popular veterans are ready to steal the show after those two LHW contenders just stolen the show. The red corner Boe Hogan is a popular 37 year old veteran who has an impressive 32-17 record. He's the former INY & IMA FW champion and also the former GAMMA FW title challenger. He's accomplished and also very skilled and tough. He is a world class fighter who can bang on the feet and snap his opponents' arm. He's also almost impossible to get finished as he only got finished once, by submission. His chin is indestructible and I am intrigued to see if his opponent Brain Buro can knock him out for the first time. Buro is 12-8 with 9 of his 12 wins by strikes. He mostly spent his career in now-defunct USFC and enjoyed a rollercoaster gatekeeper career there but I'm sure he has skills to be a champion. He's an elite boxer with pretty good skills in other aspects. His chin somehow letting him down but I like him being a warrior all the time. This fight will be real good but I think Hogan is more experienced, accomplished, perhaps more skilled and way tougher despite being 11 years elder. I believe Hogan is good enough to win this one comfortably in any aspects, except the boxing department but his chin will eat all the Buro's punches like Burrito and get the win by decision in a fantastic fight to close the show.
Wow, I love this card and I'm thoroughly enjoyed to write the preview. One of my best prospect is going to fight for the title, that's why I'm that excited. Personal stuffs aside, the whole card caught my eyes and for sure, every of you is going to be impressed. Stay tune!
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