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Welcome to the very first Wednesday Warfare being held by Honor Fighting Championship. This event will be presented by Meet the Future who will have all of your Honor Fighting Championship apparel needs. This event comes to you live at The Underground in Las Vegas Nevada. The Underground only holds one thousand people, and we will have two title fights so if you do not already have tickets you will have to wait for my event review. Before we get to the title fights there will be eight other action packed fights for us to see, so let’s dive on into the action.
Preliminary Bout Number 1- Bantamweight Fight
Bruce Lee (1-2) {0-2} versus King Pin (0-1) {0-0}
This should be a very interesting bout. Both of these guys are stand up fighters, and those types of fights tend to be a lot of fun. Lee started his career with a five second knock out of his opponent. Since then he has gone to decision twice both of them were in a losing effort. Lee has a chance to get back on his winning ways taking on a much younger opponent. Pin is a striker who lost a very close split decision in his first and only fight. Pin has little to no ground game, and I feel Lee is the better striker so Pin will have to get lucky, or come in with an amazing game plan. I am going to pick Lee to win by TKO in the second round.
Preliminary Bout Number 2- Featherweight Fight
Josh Dominguez (13-14-1) {0-1} versus Quagmire "Ohh" Yeah (0-1) {0-0}
Dominguez has a ton of losses in his career and he has lost six of his last eight fights. That is more than likely why he is getting this fight, as it would normally be considered a major mismatch. Josh is ten years older than his opponent and you would think with age and experience he would be the odds on favorite. I am sold that this is the case since Yeah is a wrestler and Dominguez like to look for the submission. I feel Yeah is not ready for this level of competition and Dominguez should dominate this fight. I am going to pick Josh Dominguez to win by submission in the first round.
Preliminary Bout Number 3- Bantamweight Fight
Steve "Cobra" Cox (1-0) {1-0} versus Coors "Silver Bullet" Light (1-1-1) (0-1-1)
Steve “Cobra” Cox is a boy among men. He is seventeen years old and already fighting professionally which is one of the more impressive things I have seen in this sport. Cox is a wrestler who can only improve with age and experience and what could be a better way to gain experience than fighting somebody who is eight years older. Light should not be thinking he is just going to bully around this kid since his wrestling is nowhere near the level of Cox. Light is going to need to come up with a way to stuff his takedowns and look for a knockout since the decisions have not been good to Light. “Silver Bullet” in my opinion is in trouble. I think Cox out wrestles Light to a decision win.
Preliminary Bout Number 4- Bantamweight Fight
Steven "Hecklly" Heck (1-0) {0-0} versus Chierehdk Cknlaskhr (4-1) {0-1}
Heck is a wrestler and in his only fight got a win via armbar. To me that is very impressive since he does not have Jiu Jitsu training. Steven went for takedowns repeatedly until he got one and shortly after the fight was over. I do not see him using this same strategy in this fight since he will be facing a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. The word on the street is Heck does have some stand up training and he may want to test the water before going to the ground. Cknlaskhr turned pro and then won a sixteen man tournament to start his career. The first three fights he won by submission, and then he finished of the tournament with a knockout victory to show us he is not one dimensional. After the tournament he dropped down to Bantamweight but lost his debut at 135lbs do to cuts. That could have been a fluke and we will find out if he can return to his winning ways in his next fight. I am picking him to win by submission in the second round.
Preliminary Bout Number 5- Light Heavyweight Fight
Freddy Lee (2-1) {1-1} versus Reginald Leslie (3-1) {1-0}
Lee will be are second seventeen year old appearing on this event. He is a wrestler who loves to go for the submission. Both of Lee’s wins came by submission in the first round. In his only loss he was unable to get the takedown and was knocked out in just twenty one seconds. Lee should be looking to stick to his normal game plan in this fight. Reginald Leslie is a striker with a little bit of a wrestling back round. It seems that Leslie just lacks what it takes to knock anyone out, but he makes up for it with his stand up point grappling. He loves to grab a clinch and work enough to win by decision. Over his last few fights Leslie has improved with his accuracy which improvement in anything is good, but for somebody that wants to grab a plum it is very important. I am not sure if over time he add enough power to start knocking his opposition out, but currently he is doing just fine without it. I see Leslie getting the win by decision, but do not be surprised with Lee is able to pull off a submission.
Main Card Bout Number 1- Welterweight Fight
Alex "Almighty" Irwin (1-0) {0-0} versus Jim "Hitman" Jones (6-1) {0-0}
Irwin is a boxer who in his only fight won with a big knockout. He is also skilled in wrestling and his primary goal is ground and pound. He was able to execute that game plan to perfection but I am not sure he will want to do the same thing in this fight. Jones is a skilled ground fighter with a back round in wrestling and he also holds a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. All six of Jones’s wins have come by submission so he will welcome a takedown from Irwin. Irwin should be able to beat Jones if the fight stays standing and I think he should look to keep it on the feet. I don’t think he will though and I have Jones scoring a first round submission victory from the bottom.
Main Card Bout Number 2- Welterweight Title Fight
Rock "Taijutsu" Lee (3-1) {2-1} versus Oscralo "Granalo" De Santiuya (5-2) {2-0}
We are on to our first title fight and it will be for the Honor Fighting Championship Welterweight title. Rock "Taijutsu" Lee got to this spot by winning his last two fights one by knockout and the other by decision. The Meet the Future sponsored fighter is a boxer and wrestler who prefers to stand and bang. Every time we have seen Lee on his back he stays cool calm and collected. Rock defends submissions very well, and he does not over extend himself to get up or to improve position. Oscralo "Granalo" De Santiuya has earned this title opportunity because of both of his performances in this organization. In his first fight for HFC Oscralo took home Submission of the Night honors after a war with Vedran Milosevic. He showed his big heart after being dominated in the first round, to come back and edge out the second round. In the third round Oscralo was quickly taken down and he was able to get the submission victory off of his back. To show how well rounded he is in his second fight for HFC he would take home a Knockout of the Night award. Just one minute and twenty four second into the fight and it was over by way of vicious upper cut. I think Oscralo "Granalo" De Santiuya will be out matched in the striking department in this one, and I foresee Lee stuffing a majority of the take down attempts. I am putting my money down on Rock "Taijutsu" Lee to win by knockout in the second round.
Main Card Bout Number 3- Light Heavyweight Fight
Investitor Gradnje (4-0) {2-0} versus "The Viking" Agnar Gorm (6-1) {1-1}
Gradnje is a counter fighter until he gets the takedown on you. Once on the ground this purple belt goes from being calm and complacent to beast mode. He is ultra-aggressive with his positioning and will look for every opening to get to where he wants. If it’s not available he will create space with some striking to make it available. Once he is in his place we see relentless submission attempts, which is why he is four and zero with four wins by submission. Gorm is also a ground fighter but he is very different from Investitor. Gorm has six wins three by submission and three by knockout. He will also look to take the fight to the ground, and from there he will throw bombs! If a submission attempt happens it is due to his opponent leaving something open. Agnar would prefer to put his opponents away with strikes, but his mind is set on winning no matter what. This is going to be an amazing fight worthy of at least a co-main event slot on most other events, but since it is the first Wednesday Warfare Mr. Monk had to pull out all stops. I think a submission specialist has the advantage over a ground and pounder every day of the week and twice on Sunday, so I will be picking Investitor Gradnje to win this fight by submission in the first round.
Co Main Event, Main Card Bout Number 4- Featherweight Fight
Diego "Firefox ak" Nunes (17-11) {0-0} versus DeMario "McDojo Blackbelt" Williams (5-2) {0-0}
The thirty three year old Brazilian native has more than twice as many fights as his opponent. He is currently on a two fight win streak and looks to continue his winning ways. He loves to stand and strike and does an amazing job mixing it up. Nunes will need to work on his takedown defense for this fight as Williams is a great wrestler. Not only is Williams a great wrestler but he loves to be aggressive on the ground. Williams is a former champion and is hoping to get a few impressive wins here in Honor Fighting Championship and get the chance to fight for a title again. I expect him to shoot early and often and I have him winning with his aggressive ground and pound in the first round via knock out.
Main Event, Main Card Bout Number 5- Featherweight Title Fight
Ben Zaylor (9-0) {0-0} versus Craig "Warrior" Wardlaw (2-1) {2-0}
Ben Zaylor walks into Honor Fighting Championship and then is handed a title shot. Normally you would not see something like this, but Zaylor is riding a nine fight winning streak and he has never been defeated. The reason he has yet to taste defeat in my opinion is his superb game planning. I have been watching a lot of tape on this guy and I can tell you he walks into his fights knowing exactly what needs to be done. Against great wrestlers he will use a lay and pray tactic and out point them, against Jiu Jitsu fighters he will clinch with them and take any chance of the fight going to the mat away, and against strikes he will just eat them up by taking them to the ground and look for the submission. When I watch a Ben Zaylor fight the only words that come to mind are genius. That does not mean he can’t be beat, it only means it will be a tuff task. Craig Wardlaw does not have a lot of cage experience but that does not mean he will simply lay down to Zaylor. Craig is a wrestler who loves the ground and pound and he is very aggressive. Zaylor will want to take the fight down to the ground and control, but Wardlaw will look for a sweep or even start to strike from the bottom. Wardlaw will give Zaylor a run or his money but I think Ben Zaylor wins the title by decision. I can see this fight getting scored 29-28 if it does make it to the final bell.
What an event this will be! I personally cannot wait to see it live at The Underground in Las Vegas Nevada. Meet the Future will have clothing booths located in and around the arena so if you need any Honor Fighting Championship please stop by and pick some up. Of course I will also have your full event recap the day after the show so please look out for that as well.
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