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 The Steel Penn Fighting Temple comes this week, not only in person but live streamed straight to your television sets. Its entertainment everyone can enjoy and it’s going to be great. SPFT 90 is this weekend and I’m extremely excited, so let’s get right down to it.
Kenshiro Kasumi (10-5-1) vs. Bob Williams (11-4) @ 205
Kenshiro will come into this fight looking to bang, but not if Bob has his way. Bob is a ground specialist who will try to take the fight to the ground, pound out his opponent and grab a submission if the opportunity presents itself. But don’t count Kenshiro out as his BJJ isn’t awful either. This fight could end in so many different ways that it will be interesting to see which way it ends up.
Gor Keyman (19-5) vs. Jaakko Parantainen (7-4) @ 265+
Gor Keyman brings in a pretty large striking advantage but gives a bit up in his wrestling and BJJ. He has 2 submissions to his record, so he’s not helpless, but he’s facing a better ground fighter in Jaakko. Jaakko is excellent at getting the fight to the mat and pounding on the faces of his opponents. This weekend we get to see who prevails, the wrestler or the striker.
Frank Martin (18-9) vs. Jensen Saint (24-12) 205
Frank Martin has a Sensational stand up game complemented by his Sensational wrestling and Brown belt in BJJ. His best way to win this fight is on the feet. If he can keep the distance and outstrike Jensen, he has a great chance of picking up the win. Jensen on the other hand brings an Exceptional striking game with Elite wrestling and a Black belt in BJJ. He uses his striking well as a set-up for his devastating takedowns. Once on the mat Jensen is relentless with ground and pound and watches for openings in submissions. His ground game is excellent and if he can get the fight there he has a great chance of catching a submission or ground and pounding his way to victory.
Severi Turpaansaaja (22-9) vs. Jebidiah Tayber (12-3) @ 155
This one’s a very even match up on paper. The big difference in this fight is Severi brings an aggressive approach striking and on the ground. A skilled fighter and I think his biggest advantage is on the feet utilizing his head punches. Jebidiah is a much more conservative counter fighter who uses his accurate strikes to get wear down an opponent and land very accurate takedowns. He lands a high percentage of takedowns and once on the mat he overwhelms fighters with ground and pound before locking in submissions. Out of his 12 victories, 7 of them have come by submission.
Moses Kealekapuna (19-4) vs. Cajun Xander (25-4-1) @ 205
Moses’ Muay Thai is head and shoulders above many. With Elite Muay Thai, his knees, kicks and elbow are a sight to see. He uses his leg kicks to engage in the clinch and and work from there with a wide array of elbows from many different angles. If he can deploy this strategy yet again, he may have another exciting fight and his first successful title defense of this current reign. His opponent Cajun Xander will do anything and everything to tear that newly acquired belt out of of Moses’ hands. Cajun also likes to take control in the clinch but in a much different way. Cajun is a master of the dirty boxing game. Head and body punches that wear down and break his opponents. However, I still believe his best strategy in this fight is to keep his distance and let his leg kicks and head punches do the talking. He needs to turn this into a technical kickboxing match to best utilize his strengths and take home the Light Heavyweight Championship.
Sergiy Sklyar (15-2) vs. Rafa Silva (19-0) @ 135
Segiy is the current reigning 135 lb. champions and is an Elite wrestler with a BJJ Black belt and his application is spectacular. He uses his strikes to quickly get the fight on the mat and work from there. Once on the canvas, Sergiy will beat and batter his opponent with a relentless onslaught of ground and pound. He doesn’t use his submissions constantly, but when he sees an opening he’s not afraid to lock in a submission. He absolutely has to get this fight to the mat and control the pace. Rafa has come over from Valhalla and is a force to be reckoned with inside of the cage. With a current 19-0 record, he’s ended 16 fights by way of (T)KO. He’s a tactical brawler who uses a more counter based approach to utilize damaging leg kicks and and counter style head punches to brutalize his opponents into defeat. If he can keep this fight on the feet, it just may be a REAL long night for Sergiy. I believe that either way this fight ends up, it will be a superfight that no SPFT fan will be disappointed with.
Those are the main card of SPFT 90: Sklyar vs. Silva. As always, SPFT puts on an amazing show and the fighters make it a must see event. Come on out to the L.A. Memorial Colossuseum or order it on Pay-Per View!
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