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 Hello everyone I’m “Sunshine” Weston Markson along with my co-host Rudy “The Box” Knife and special guest Heroic Hall of Famer John Saunders. Hello guys how you are today?
John: Yea well im good man I just bought these sick new clothes from The Big Kabosh seriously man this is the best clothing company out there the clothes look good, feel good, I feel like a champ again. I got the Heroic walkout tee and shorts on right now you like?
Rudy: Yeah that’s awesome I love it! Don’t you fight this weekend John? How is the preparation going?
John: O shit I forgot im suppose to be training sorry guys I don’t have anytime to hand with you in the studio!..
Weston: Well that’s that I guess we have a correction its just me and Rudy, anyway were here in the Heroic studio to talk about Heroic 120. Heroic 120 takes place from London’s H2O arena. Its going to be a good night with some great fights. We are expecting nearly 20,000 fans to attend the show, and hundreds of thousands more watching at home on PPV.
Rudy: There are quite a few ranked fighters on this card which is headlined by a pair of Welterweights. The majority of these fights though are out of the Light-Heavyweight division, exactly half of the card actually. So it’s the LHW’s turn to shine lets get this thing going.
MAIN EVENT
#6 "El Guapo" Taz Rutten (25-5-1) v #4 "Peltosaaren Teurastaja" Brutaali Keijo (20-13-1)
Weston: The main event of Heroic 120 is a welterweight showdown between to great warriors who offered to step up and “Save the show”. This fight came together last minute when two other fighters who were scheduled to fight ended up getting injured! Not only that but these two guys just fought last week so give it up for these guys. This isn’t just a fight thrown together last minute as a replacement though it’s a big big fight between two guys who are contenders. This is surely a title eliminator fight as Keijo is ranked 4th and Rutten 6th. A lot of internet nerds are out there throwing their support behind Rutten I don’t know if its his good looks or what but he has the buzz of the net nerds they are saying he is going to be a champion in Heroic someday, but Keijo is a tough challenge and has already done what Rutten dreams of doing. Keijo is the former longtime Heroic welterweight champion, inside of Heroic Keijo has only lost to current and former champions with the exception of his first fight in Heroic. Brutaali’s record is 8-4-1 here, and just when people thought he might be sliding he is making another push to get his title back, but if Rutten does what he wants he will leapfrog Keijo with a victory..So who wins?
Rudy: I really don’t know what to think about this fight, Rutten is on a 7 fight win streak and looked really good last week in his debut, but Keijo is the former champion, man both of these guys are really good this could go either way. Keijo is the more aggressive fighter he likes to dictate the pace and wear his opponent down with his relentless punches in bunches striking attack. He doesn’t land a high percentage of strikes but the volume he throws allows his to overwhelm his opponents as they try to keep pace with him and eventually tire. Rutten may be a little more of a complete mixed martial artist, he mixes his game up well throwing strikes, working for takedowns, and using the clinch. Rutten also lands a higher percentage of his strikes nearly 70% of his most used strikes land. I think this is going to be a standup war, but I believe the fight will be close standing I think the winner of this fight will be the man who gets the better of the other in the clinch and on the ground. With both guys being black belts it will be interesting to see who gets the better of the ground game. I think both fighters are very evenly matched in all areas and I expect this to be a battle of attrition.
Prediction: I have Keijo winning a hard fought decision.
CO-MAIN EVENT
#7 Fedor "Sambist" Alexandrov (21-8) v Jesus Rios (32-10)
Weston: The CO-MAIN EVENT of the evening is a light-weight fight between two former lightweight champions. Now its been a long time since the name Jesus Rios has been seen inside a Heroic cage, almost exactly a year in fact. Rios was the 3rd champion of Heroic’s lightweight division. A lot has changed since his last appearance 6 other guys have worn the title he once claimed, one of which is his opponent Fedor Alexandrov. Rios’s ultimate goal is to get the title back this is a guy who is 6-2 in Heroic and after leaving Heroic went 5-1 on his way back to the organization. When Rios signed the dotted line to return to Heroic he said “I Want to fight my way back to the title”, a win over Fedor Alexandrov and he will have had a really good start to that. Fedor comes into this fight having a rough run as of late, having lost 3 out of his last 5 fights, with that being said he has still only lost to current and former champions like himself, and as Wilson always says there is no shame in losing to a champion. Fedor’s last fight has to have a sour taste in his mouth, it was the fight that won the current champion Mike Hunt a title shot. The fight was very close and ended in a majority decision for the current champion could having come so close to beating Hunt be the fuel that Fedor needs to realize he still has what it takes and make another run at the title?
Rudy: This will be a great fight. You have the pure baby go night night power of Jesus Rios, vs the slam your head into the mat Ground and pound power of Fedor. The ground fighter, and the striker, if Fedor has one thing on his side its his chin which he is going to need, Fedor has shown he can absorb punishment with only 1 knockout loss on his record in a superfight against a much bigger and stronger opponent. Rios is a KO artist who gets most of his wins by drawing his opponents in close for a little clinch dirty boxing lesson. Rios is averaging nearly 55 clinch strikes per fight, and lands 80% of head punches and 67% of body punches in the clinch. Rios wears his opponents down with his clinch control and accurate striking until eventually he finds the KO. This may play well into the hands of Fedor though, slightly untested in the clinch game is Fedor the few times he has ended up in the clinch he has not done well but gotten out quickly. If Rios clinches look for Fedor to immediately start looking to get the fight where he wants it….on the ground. Fedor is one of the best grapplers in all of MMA his elite wrestling skills and black belt have allowed him to land nearly 40% of his takedowns, earn 15 (T)KO’s, and another 5 submissions. Fedor is a killer when it comes to finishing fights there is none better only once in his career has he won by decision. Rios is also well versed in the finish him manner so expect this fight to end with one no longer being able to continue.
Prediction: Tough one to call I think Alexandrov takes this one by submission though.
MAIN CARD
#6 "The White Wolf " Geralt Of Ravia (19-7) v #9 Kung Lao (16-7)
Weston: The last fight on the main card is another light-heavyweight battle. This one between two fighters ranked in the top 10 of the division. It seems like these two should have fought a long time ago, both were really close to being #1 contender, but Ravia went away for a tournament, and Lao went on an extended vacation. So where we are two great fighters finally meeting to see which is the better. Lao is 1-1 since his return, and Ravia 1-0. Ravia picked up where he left off, when he went to compete in a lengthy tournament he had just earned a shot at the title had he stayed, now that he is back Ravia wants that opportunity that he let go. Lao is a great fighter who after taking a couple months off showed very little signs of ring rust, his first fight was against a guy everyone thought he would beat…that man is now the most improbable Heroic champion Mike Hunt. In his second fight Lao looked like he fixed the kinks that gave him his first knockout loss when he came back and won by submission for the third time in his career. I am really excited about this fight, what about you?
Rudy? Who are you talking to Weston? You’re an idiot seriously. I do believe we will see a striking contest here neither guy pursue the takedown often. Ravia averages about 1 and a half takedown attempts per fight and Lao .1 so other than a late round takedown to steal and secure a round I don’t think this fight hits the ground. Neither of these men are all that accurate as strikers, they around 50% in every strike, but they both have found a way to land the right strike at the right time. These fighters are finishers having finished around 70% of their fights I expect both men to come out looking to throw haymakers, stunning one another, in what could lead to be the FOTN.
Prediction: Really close but I think Lao takes it.
Wilfredo "May May" Cacho (11-5) v #8 Zoran Miloshevich (22-12)
Weston: The next fight on the main card is another more wonderful light-heavyweight action between the 8th ranked Zoran Miloshevich and Wilfredo Cacho. Cacho’s last fight was his debut fight against Kung Lao the fight saw Cacho come out with a submission loss, for his opponent Zoran Miloshevich his last fight was a two fight losing streak breaker when he picked up the much needed win against former champion Nate Barnes. Miloshevich was once the 3rd ranked LHW and was looking like he would earn a title shot, but after two straight losses he was in danger of being knocked out of the rankings. Cacho had a lot of hype coming into Heroic, but his first fight saw him lose some of that sitting him just outside of the top 10. I Know both of these guys have high hopes so it will be interesting to see which is able to come out the victor.
Rudy: Be prepared for a standup battle, because that’s exactly what these two usually bring. Cacho has won 100% of his fights by (T)KO. He has that killer instinct once his opponent is hurt he finishes them. Zoran has won 72% of his fights by some form of finish, nearly 70% of those by knockout. Cacho is very good and accurate from striking range, he lands 63% of head punches, and nearly 60% of his leg kicks, he will most likely look to keep his distance counter with accurate shots and look for that KO. Zoran on the other hand from striking distance has little accuracy. He lands 47% of his head punches and that’s the best percentage of strikes landed he possess. Even without accuracy from striking range Zoran has power one shot landed flush on anyones chin and the fight could be over, so Cacho will have to be careful, Where Zoran does excel is in the clinch. Zoran lands 76% of his head punches from the clinch, he uses dirty boxin, and elbows from the clinch to hurt his opponents. I think one of these men are getting KTFO in what could be the knockout of the night.
Prediction: I think Cacho takes this one by TKO.
“The Great” Nate Barnes (28-17) v “The Purple Stripe” Pierre Trudeau (19-8-1)
Weston: So playas the next fight on the main card is a Light-heavyweight showdown between former champion Nate Barnes and Pierre Trudeau. Since winning the title Nate Barnes has had a string of bad luck, dropping 4 out of his last 5 fights. In the meantime Trudeau’s last five fights have looked like this 2 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw. This is a fight between two fighters struggling to put together a string of wins and get back in the title picture. I believe both men have the skills to compete at the highest level a win in this fight could bring one of them back into the top 10.
Rudy: This is my kinda fight right herre as we all know I love a good standup war. I think this is going to be exactly that both of these guys almost never attempt takedowns. We all know what Barnes is about after seeing his successful run to the top and capturing Heroic’s LHW title. Barnes is going to punch you in the face, kick you in the leg, and rip your body apart until you fall to the ground unable to keep fighting. 23 of his 28 wins have been by (T)KO, that kind of power goes well for him because when he targets the head with punches he lands 63% of the time. Trudeau is also a striker but he is a clinch specialist more than anything else he loves getting in that clinch and dirty boxing his way to victory. He averages over 30 clinch strikes per fight and when targeting the head he has a 61% success rate. This is going to be an interesting fight I think the winner is the one who imposes their will better.
Prediction: I still cant pick against Barnes.
Jack Machin (17-13) v Christopher “Lionheart” McCormick (15-5)
Weston: Hey Rudy it’s the first fight on the main card and I think its going to be a pretty good one. The fight is a lightweight matchup between Jack Machin, and Christopher McCormick. Now I know you are not smart enough to understand that Rudy, but at least the fans are smarter then you. Jack Machin is one of those fighters who was looking like a possible contender in the making. He won 6 out of his first 8 fights in Heroic. Since that point he has went won 3 out of his last 9 fights and is on a current 3 fight losing skid. With that being said I still think Machin could return to form, I still have hopes for him. Unlike Machin McCormick did not have early success in Heroic he started his Heroic career off with 2 losses, in this third trip to Heroic’s cage McCormick got the much deserved win. When “Lionheart” first signed with Heroic there was big hopes and expectations for him, a win over Machin would give him 2 straight victories and a chance to start showing the world he is every bit as good as we thought he was.
Rudy: Well Weston I do agree that his is an intriguing fight ( a word you don’t know ) but I don’t agree with you about one thing, the fans are not smarter then I. You see my friend I am so very very smart, you on the other hand much like the fans are a complete and utter moron. You know the thing is I can sit here on live programming and insult the fans and they will still like me better than they do you….Anyway the fight… Well it’s a classic matchup we have a striker against a grappler. Both of these guys finish nearly 85% of their wins and do so with the style they represent. For McCormick he has 13 knockout victories, and for Machin 15 submissions. One thing to watch is Machin’s takedowns have not been very good he is only averaging 1.5 per fight and a success rate of 19% while McCormick stuffs 87% of takedowns attempted on him. If Machin doesn’t find a way to drag McCormick to the ground quickly its going to be a quick night for him and a trip to the ER, on the flip side though if McCormick cant keep the fight standing he wont last long with Machin on the ground and could go home with a detached limb I can beat Weston with.
Prediction: “Lionheart” by TKO
Weston: Well folks that all we got for you today have a good day and be safe.
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