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 Hello folks Merlin here with some great Fallen Champions action! The 205lb Champion Gegardio Musasio had to pull out of his second Title Defense against Shelby Toe, so top contender Jose Rodrigo stepped up to fight Toe for the interim Light Heavyweight Championship! We also have a couple of number 1 contender fights, so this should be a great card!
170lbs-Kett Dela Calzada(1-1)(0-1)vsKurt Wilde(0-3)(0-1)-Dela Calzada by UD
135lbs-Turbo Taines(3-2)(1-1)vsWon Woo Kwon(1-2)(1-2)-Taines by Sub 1st Rd
265lbs+-Gorilla Guerrilla(1-2)(0-2)vsRobert Paulson(1-2)(0-0)-Guerrilla by Sub 1st Rd
265lbs+-Al Coholic(4-3)(2-1)vsAsk Midgard(3-3)(3-2)-Midgard by (t)KO 1st Rd
265lbs+-#6.Matther Beaver(6-3)(4-2)vsMike Born(5-6)(3-3)-Beaver by GnP 1st Rd
185lbs-#3.Master Sifu(5-2)(4-2)vs#7.Camber"The Relief"Cartwright(6-7)(1-0)
Master Sifu comes in riding a 3 fight win streak, and is one fight away from earning himself a Title shot. Is only two losses came at 205lbs against ex champ Toe and current Champ Musasio, which is nothing to be upset about, but shows that he has a weakness when fighting against a top level grappler. Which is bad news becuase his opponenet will be high level BJJ specialist Camber Cartwright, who has 4 of his 6 wins coming by way of submission. Both guys like to use their clinch work with a variety of knees and elbows, so it could turn out to be a very competitive match up if Sifu is able to stuff Cartwright's takedowns. If Camber can get the fight to the ground its going to be a quick night of work, if it stays standing I could see it going to the judges.
135lbs-#4.Benson"Smooth"Henderson(8-8)(2-2)vs#2.Blas"Sonic"Kavcic(6-0)(2-0)
Benson Henderson has fought for the title twice, and has lost both times. He has been a permanent fixture at the top of the 135lb division since the beginning of Fallen Champions, but just comes up short when the title on the line. With a win against submission ace and undefeated Blas Kavcic, Henderson should get himself back into the title picture. Blas on the other hand is coming into this fight just one win away from a shot at Joseph Ely's belt. He comes in off of a submission of the night victory, and is 2-0 in the org. Both of these fighters are very high level grapplers, Henderson uses his wonderful wrestling to get himself in dominate position to set up one of his 8 submission victories. Kavcic on the other hand, has some wrestling but is more of a pure BJJ guy. With 14 wins between these two and all of them being by submission I think that this could be an early pick for sub of the night.
155lbs-#3."The Law-nley Boy"Tom Cirus(11-4)(3-1)vsSir Kay Ector(2-1)(2-1)
Tom Cirus is making his return fresh off losing the lightweight Title, so he'll come out with a little extra fire in this one. He is a ground n pound specialist with some impressive wrestling, and an awesome top game.He likes to take his opponent down and beat them silly until the ref pulls him off. This will be a classic grappler vs striker match up, as his opponent Sir Kay Ector is a boxing based fighter. His has some olympic level boxing, and natural knock out power in both hands. He has 2 wins both by knockout, but his one loss was at the hands of a grappler by submission. If Cirus can get the fight to the ground he should be able to have his way with Ector, but if Kay can stuff his takedowns he will be able to test the Law-nley Boy's chin!
145lbs-(#10 P4P)#1.Michak Ropuia(10-5)(3-2)vs#7."The Great"Malcolm Master(9-10)(2-4)
This will be Michak Ropuia's first fight thats not for the title in his last 3 fights, the man is a champion at heart! He'll be looking to get himself a rematch agains Mike OMalley with a win in this one, and look to add to his already impressive 3 submission of the night awards. Malcolm Master used to be widely considered one of the top guys not only in the division, but the org then he fought Tiberous for the Title back at FC X and has since been on a 4 fight losing streak. If he doesn't get a victory in this one, he will be sitting outside the top 10 looking in which is some place that he is not used to being. With 3 of the night awards himself this one could turn into a barn burner. Master has a wrestling advantage that he should be able to get himself into a dominate position, and both men have high level brown belts that they aren't afraid to use with 19 wins between the two of them. I think if Master comes in refocused and determined he could leave with the win, but if he leaves even the slightest opening Ropuia will be taking a limb home with him!
205lb Interim Championship-#7.Jose Rodrigo(8-1)(2-1)vs#3.Shelby Toe(6-1)(5-1)
Jose Rodrigo came into his Lost Legends VIII bout with Gegardio Musasio at undefeated at 7-0, he got a little too aggressive and got caught early in an armbar. He rebounded with a victory in his last bout, and is now looking to get his first taste of the championship crown. Shelby Toe is the ex Champion, and wants nothing more than to get that belt back around his waste! He is coming off of a Fight of the Night performance that earned him a rematch with Musasio, but Gegardio had to pull out of the fight due to injury. Both of these fighters are cut from the same cloth, only real difference is Toe is alil more scrappy and will look to win however he can and Rodrigo is a man on a mission wanting to his the bricks that he calls fists to put his opponents to sleep. This one could be an early pick for fight of the night, and I can not wait.
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