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HFC 65 - Wanker vs Mendoza - Preview
Hello MMA fans, I’m Alexei Smirnov here today to give you your preview for HFC 65! It’s looking like a great card with lots of super heavyweight action and a highly anticipated title fight in the main event. The fans in New York are in for a good one!
Undercard:
Antonio Zetsika vs Michael "The Big Fellow" Collins
My pick: Zetsika Via Submission (Triangle)
Miguel "Pitbull" Sandoval vs Luke "Heart-Breaker" Valentine
My pick: Sandoval Via Unanimous Decision
Marc "Dancer" Anthony vs Kaoru Hanayama
My pick: Hanayama Via Submission (Armbar)
"The Conjurer" Olyn Seran vs Josephus Miller
My pick: Seran Via TKO (Strikes)
Olli Lindholm vs Jeremy Motts
My pick: Lindholm Via TKO (Strikes)
Baruto Tonissaar vs Armad "The Preacher" Bates
My pick: Tonissaar Via Unanimous Decison
Main Card:
Demir Kocak vs Leif "The Stand And Pray Viking" Leifsson
Now it’s time for Demir Kocak (12-3-0) to take on Leif “Stand and Pray Viking”Leifsson (10-3-0). Kocak has not been doing great as of late but, let’s see how he does with a new manager. Leif is also coming off of a loss a s well, let’s see if he can rebound. Kocak is a former champ and stand up specialist, he has KO power and a good chin. Leif has incredible KO power and always looks to finish a fight with a swift right hand. Kocak will most likely want to stay standing and challenge Leif. Kocak could also look to use his MT to take the fight into the clinch. Leif will want to look for the KO and use his signature standing style and boxing to throw strikes at Kocak. Leif could if he wanted too, try out his ground game this fight as that is where Kocak is most vulnerable. Although we haven’t seen it and I don’t see it coming out here. Kocak has a high number of achievements that he can show off, mostly his HFC heavyweight title and wins over HFC legends such as: Boris Krylov and Alex Ferreria. Leif hasn’t proved much yet in the HFC but a win here would be huge for him and it would probably land him a title shot in the future. I see this as a purely stand up bought with lots of strikes thrown. Let’s see who will win the stand up fight.
My pick: Kocak Via Unanimous Decision
I do see Kocak winning here but I don’t see a finish. Leif has never been KO’d in his career and I think Kocak has a good enough chin to withstand Leif’s punches. Kocak has just shown more to me and has bigger wins in his career. Leif will need to prove to me he can win big, and he could do it here. Overall an exciting lookin fight.
Ronaldo "Jacar�" Gomes vs Ko Van Den Born
Up next it’s Ronaldo “Jacar” Gomes (7-0-0) taking on Ko Van Den Born (8-3-0). Gomes is still undefeated winning seven straight fights and finishing all of them. He is coming off of a huge superman punch win against Ivan Izquierdo. Born is coming off a first round KO and a huge win. Despite his KO win, Gomes’ best plan will be to look for the takedown. He can finish it down there and Den Born will be at a disadvantage. Den Born will want to keep this fight standing and use his elite striking and look for an early finish. Gomes has shown that he can finish fighters in an instant and it may only take one takedown. Den Born will be by far Gomes biggest challenge yet and a win here would cement as a top contender in the division. Den Born will want to win here to be in contention for a title shot in the future. Whoever wins will shift the landscape of the division. Gomes biggest win is his Superman Punch win at HFC 57, what a great fight. Den Born’s biggest win is against Joao Andrade, he scored a huge KO and showed just how powerful he really is. Overall a clash of styles here, let’s see who I think will win.
My pick: Van Den Born Via KO (Punch)
Just as Gomes can finish the fight with one takedown, Van Born can finish it with one punch. Den Born is one of the best strikers in HFC and very little fighters can take a hit from him. If Gomes can’t get a takedown early it’s all but over for him. I see his streak coming to an end here. As for Den Born I truly believe he could be a future champ and he is a menace in the division only being stopped by a decision or a cut. Overall a great looking fight!
Gregory Motts vs Peter "Fat Belly" Petersson
Now it’s time for the co-main event of the evening. It’s Gregory Motts (14-5-0) taking on Peter “Fat Belly” Petersson (11-3-0). Motts is coming off two big wins against HFC legends Doug Slugs and Chief Red Eagle, he’ll be looking to climb the rankings with a win here. Petersson is coming off of his first HFC win and his first win with his new manager. I have no doubt this fight will stay standing as both fighters love throwing strikes and both have great KO power. Motts could implement some dirty boxing as he used it to beat Red Eagle. Petersson could also do this and we’ve seen him use the clinch in his first HFC fight. Both of these fighters specialize in boxing and wrestling so they have similar styles. We’ll see what they’ll want to do to counter their opponent. I’ve already mentioned Motts two big wins but, they are quite impressive and really show how great he can be. Getting a win over two HFC legends no matter how old they are, is impressive. Petersson came into the HFC with a fight I thought he was going to lose, he proved me very wrong and delivered a huge KO. He really impressed me and I have a newfound appreciation for him. Let’s see who will win this stand up bought!
My pick: Petersson Via TKO (Strikes)
I think Motts momentum stops here at the hands of Petersson. Peterson's granite chin mixed with some great KO power is hard to stop. Anything Motts can do Petersson can do better and I do see a clear strategy for him winning here. I think Petersson will be a menace in this division and his terror continues with this fight!
MAIN EVENT: Massive Wanker vs Jason Mendoza
Now it’s time for the main event of the evening. For the UFC Super Heavyweight championship, It’s the champ Massive Wanker (15-0-0) taking on the challenger Jason Mendoza (12-2-0). Finally Wanker is fighting another super heavyweight after beating a regular heavyweight and a middleweight. Wanker has so much momentum he’s going faster than the speed of light, 15 wins no losses and he’s fought every challenger that has ever come his way. Now his greatest challenge yet, Jason Mendoza hasn’t lost since HFC 31 and has finished every single win with a KO. He has insane KO power and a lot of momentum coming his way. This may be one of the biggest (get it?) fights in HFC history. Wanker has a few options as he is skilled in many ways. If I were Wanker I’d want to take this fight to the ground and attempt to sub Mendoza. Mendoza has a weak spot in his ground game and all of his losses come from subs. Mendoza will want that not to happen and he’ll want to keep the fight standing up. He’ll want to use his KO power to finish the fight early and before Wanker can secure a takedown. Mendoza is a master on the feet and he’ll want to show that off. Wanker’s biggest win would be against Demir Kocak. That fight he really showed he could take shots and last 3 rounds and still pick up the sub win. I can’t pick out one win for Mendoza but, he has a habit of finishing the fight in the first round, his KO power is insane. After all this hype, who do I think will win this fight?
My pick: Wanker Via Submission (Armbar)
Wanker can do it all and even if he doesn’t get a takedown I’m not sure if Mendoza wins on the feet. For how impressive Mendoza is I just don’t think he can stand up to Wanker and especially if he gets taken down there is nothing he can do. There are just too many ways Wanker can beat him. With all that said I do think he is Wanker’s biggest challenge yet and I would love to see him prove me wrong. Overall a main event I am incredibly hype for.
Predicted KO of the night: Ko Van Den Born
Predicted Sub of the night: Massive Wanker
Predicted Fight of the night: Massive Wanker v Jason Mendoza
Well MMA fans there you have it my preview for HFC 65. There are a lot of good fights on this card and the main event looks like it’ll be a great fight. I want to thank HFC and JW for helping me with everything and letting me do this every week. I’m Alexei Smirnov and I hope you all have a wonderful day, remember to…
STAY HARDCORE!!!
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