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Sisu Viking Wars Presents - Heroes of Hugin
By: Bobby Dean
The rising promotion out of Hilo, Hawaii will be holding their next event, Heroes of Hugin, in Hayashi’s Lounge December 17th. A pretty impressive card is lined up, but then again I’m a bit biased in that not only are a few of my guys fighting, I, myself, will be stepping into the cage. So I’ll try not to be too biased in my review.
10 fights will round out the evening, capping it off with a huge title fight for the 155 pound title.
Guy Kopec © (5-1) v Franck Peters (6-2) – 155 lbs – Title Fight
Fighting out of the Megalodon JiuJitsu gym, Kopec is making his third appearance with Sisu Viking Wars. A former Lightweight Champion of Hand 2 Hand Combat, Kopec made his debut with Sisu back in October 29th at Lokis Revenge where he forced John Baddock to tap due to strikes. He followed this up by defeating David Benjamin for the SVW Lightweight title. The granite chin, boxer out of Sydney, Australia is coming into Heroes of Hugin to prove that his title victory over David Benjamin was no fluke.
Franck ‘Dirty Frankie’ Peters is a powerful wrestler out of Helsinki who would like nothing more than to knockout of the champion and take the title for himself. Currently riding a two-fight win streak, Peters has his hands full with Kopec. Statistically speaking, Kopec has the advantage in just about everything but wrestling, and even there, Kopec is no slouch. As steep a climb as this may be, Dirty Frankie is up for the challenge and this could very well be the night Peters picks up his first ever career title.
Rachid Hadji (4-4) v Willy Wonder (9-7) – 145 lbs
Both men are coming into this fight making their Sisu Viking Wars debut. Both men are currently winless in the past two fights, with each man looking to turn their careers around here at Heroes of Hugin. Willy Wonder has more experience of the two, having won (and lost) twice as much as his opponent. Stylistically, Hadji will more than likely look for the clinch, where as Wonder will look to take this to the ground and impose his will. Both men need a victory here, and if I were a betting man, I’d put my money on Wonder. His experience and wrestling skill, should allow him to grind his way to a victory.
Oliver Chance (1-1) v Berto Dimagiba (0-1) – 155 lbs
The biggest question I have to ask is, how will the weight cut be for Dimagiba? Currently he’s just shy of the allotted weight limit and his energy is more than suffering. Come fight time, will he have enough in his gas tank to pose a threat? The natural 165 pound Pilipino will be coming into the fight with a fire in his belly none the less. He’d like nothing more than to grind his way to a victory with his respectable wrestling. The only problem is, Oliver Chance is no slouch on the ground as he carries with him a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Both fighters are not known to have very good striking, so expect this one to go to the ground relatively quickly. Again, the question is, can ‘Hinding Hin’ grind out a victory against the ‘Luck of the Irish’ or will Oliver Chance get lucky and force the submission?
Tragon Dux (1-2-1) v Bobby Dean (1-0) – 205 lbs
It’s a simple case of Muay Thai vs. Wrestling. Dux has tremendous Muay Thai, but he’s pitting it against an All-American wrestler in, well myself, Bobby Dean. I’d like to go on and on about how I’m going to destroy Tragon Dux, but the fact is, his stand up worries me more than I’d like to admit. If I can’t take it to the ground I’ll be the one getting destroyed. The ‘God of War’ is a mainstay here in Sisu Viking Wars, having had all four of his fights with the rising Hilo promotion. Where as, I, Bobby Dean, will be making my Sisu debut. I just hope I don’t eat too many knees from the clinch I’ll be trying to avoid; I mean, I’d like to keep the ‘Beautiful’ moniker after this fight with Dux.
Kirby Jay Navarro (1-3) v Robert Woodhouse (1-0) – 265+ lbs
Our final super heavyweight bout will showcase ‘The Slasher’ Kirby Jay Navarro taking on ‘woody1973’ Robert Woodhouse. This will mark Navarro’s third Sisu bout against Robert’s Sisu debut. Navarro’s first two outings in Sisu saw him go down to a nasty cut from Super Heavyweight title contender Lars ‘Big L’ Larsen (4-0), followed by a decision loss against Bas Rutten (2-4) at Favor to Freya. He’d like nothing more than to turn it around with a victory over Woodhouse here, but he’s in for a challenge.
Robert Woodhouse is a grinder. He’s got one decision victory over Fedor Couture (0-5), which apparently had a lot of people talking afterwards. I mean, who gets a perfect 100% match rating without a little talk afterwards? His wrestling is respectable which is leagues above Navarro’s, but the problem is, he’s going to the ground against a brown belt. He could GnP all night long against a fellow blue belt (in Couture), but against a Brown belt, he’s got his hands full.
This one will be interesting to see!
Koss Rivers (1-0) v JP Romero (0-2) – 155 lbs
Sweden’s own Koss Rivers will be making his second Sisu appearance as he takes on the debuting JP Romero. ‘The Rockwell Rumbler’ has had the misfortune of fighting purple belts back to back. If he was a purple belt himself, perhaps he would have been able to fare a little better, but sadly there isn’t much you can do when a purple belt has your back and your neck is exposed.
Luckily for him, at Heroes of Hugin, he’s squaring off against a fellow blue belt in Koss Rivers. So the likely hood of him going out for a third time to a RNC is a lot better odds than he’d expect from another match with Kota Punga (3-3) or Hye Kye (1-1). The last time the Sisu fans saw Rivers it was at Lokis Revenge against Carlos Sontana (0-2) in a night full of guillotine attempts from Rivers. Rivers has respectable Muay Thai and I see him using it to his advantage; that is if he can avoid the takedowns from Romero’s remarkable wrestling pedigree. Muay Thai vs. Wrestling which one will prevail?
Maddox Monson v Ronan Yamokivic – 170 lbs
As the manager of Mad Max, I gotta say, he is completely and totally out of his league here with Ronan ‘Rogue’ Yamokivic. Max wanted the challenge and a challenge he’ll have in Rogue. As we look at this fight objectively, Yamokivic holds the edge in Boxing, Muay Thai, Wrestling and BJJ. Judging from Yamokivic’s sole career fight with Yason Tupaz (5-5) he likes to stand and bang. As long as it stays standing I don’t see this going to the judges, but then again with Yamokivic wonderful wrestling pedigree, it might be safer for him to take it to the mat and impose his will. Max is in a world of pain in this one, and I for one, will be sure to have the towel ready, just in case.
Kevin Ortiz (0-1) v Jeremi Kasliwy (0-3) – 265+ lbs
The super heavyweights are getting a chance to shine a little tonight as Kevin ‘The Boston Massacrer’ Ortiz makes his Sisu Viking Wars debut against Jeremi ‘Anakonda’ Kasliwy. This will be Kasliwy’s third Sisu appearance; he’s hoping to finally walk out with a victory under his belt. At only 19 years of age, Jeremi has a brown belt in BJJ to his name, but that’s about the only accolade he’s got. His boxing, Muay Thai, and wrestling are all basically useless, and to top it all off, he’s got a questionable chin. He’s been KO’d twice and had the ref stop a barrage of punches against Cole Boyle (1-0).
Ortiz would be smart to keep this fight standing, where I’m sure he’ll be able to finish ‘Anakonda’ off with his mediocre boxing skills. But if this happens to go to the ground, I see that brown belt coming in handy. Either way, both of these men need a victory here.
Jamal Owen (0-1) v Rawjon Rondough (3-9) – 170 lbs
‘Number Nine’ Rawjon Rondough is coming into this fight with a lot of experience under his belt. It’ll be the debut to Sisu Viking Wars for both men involved, but Rawjon is no stranger to the glitz and glamour of big crowds, having previously fought in the Big Island Fights organization. Both men currently train out of O’Donnell’s Wrestling / BJJ Club, which is one of your more money saving gyms out in Hilo. Jamal Owen is your basic all-around fighter. He’s got halfway decent submission skills, mediocre boxing and Muay Thai but is competent with his wrestling.
The danger involved in that is, Rondough is a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. If Owen does take the fight to the ground he might be a little out of his league, what, with being a blue belt and all. I think Rondough’s experience might give him an edge, that brown belt in BJJ certainly doesn’t hurt, either. I predict a 4-9 for ‘Number Nine’.
Darwin Rodiguez (1-0) v Mariusz Pudzianowski (0-1) – 265 lbs
In our opening bout we’ll witness a boxer vs. a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu brown belt. Darwin ‘Cache’ Rodiguez comes into his Sisu debut with a submission victory over Jared Hart (0-1), which he picked up on the local fight scene about a month ago. He pits his perfect 1-0 record against the Poland native ‘Pudzian’ Mariusz Pudzianowski. The big concern here is Pudzian was recently released by his manager Przemek Wilk. Pudzian is coming into this fight with no direction, no tutelage, and no training. Heck, we’re not even guaranteed that Pudzian will show! I’d like to say this is a sure fire win for Darwin Rodiguez, but anything can happen in MMA.
I’m looking for Cache to got 2-0 in this one.
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