HBCC 53 : Mincey Little Balls

Hi again, my name is Jack Walian AKA predicted and I'm here to preview the upcoming Hell's Balls Combat Championships card HBCC 53 : Mincey Little Balls and will as always supply my precise and unmatched predictions.

Lightweight title fight – Main event: Pedro "Gonna Be Somebody" Rua (9-0, 6-0 HBCC) vs. Dolph "He-Man" Fredriksson (7-1, 5-1 HBCC)

Coming into the sports of MMA as a brawler looking for to make a living, Pedro Rua has certainly made a name for himself after steamrolling every opponent put in front of him, with his well rounded striking skills, and ever improving ground game the undefeated warrior has added a nice list of victims to his growing record, and even if he has ended most of his fights on his feet, Rua also has a submission win on his record and is no joke there either. The older Dolph Fredriksson is a more specialized fighter than his opponent, focusing mainly on his hands and chin to plow through his opponent with his “hit first, ask questions later”-mentality, he has established a huge following in Amsterdam and will most likely be the crowd favorite in this fight. The outcome of the fight will be determined on who is able to dictate the pace of the fight, Rua will look to stay on the outside, sniping with his devastating kicks, while Fredriksson will push the pace landing his trademarked and patented dangerous punches looking for another knockout to add to his record. Predicted’s prediction: While it’s hard to call a fight like this, the well roundedness of Rua gives him more tools to win the fight, and even if Fredriksson has jaws of steel, he still has to go five rounds with Rua, who has seen decision victories before. Pedro Rua will win by decision.

Middleweight – Co main event: Ground "n" Pound (8-4, HBCC debut) vs. "Sir" Isaac Newton (5-1, 1-0 HBCC)

Coming into the HBCC on a five fight winning streak, the former Vegas FC champion Ground “n” Pound faces a tough challenge against the up and coming wrestler, Isaac Newton. After his loss against Keast Kannegaard, Newton has been on fire, and has only let his last two opponents survive for a combined time of three minutes, the wrestler has shown that his skills are always improving, and that when he gets you down, you are in for a world of hurt. Pound is a well rounded fighter, with both decent standup and ground skills, Pound clearly has the edge on the feet, as he has four knockouts to his name we know he can end the fight quickly and violently, but definitely cannot hang with Newton in a ground battle. As mentioned Newton has the edge on the ground, and his key to victory is bypassing the sprawl of Pound as quickly as possible, and with a superior wrestling base he should be able to do so. Predicted’s prediction: Even if Pound is on a tear, he has never faced anyone with a wrestling pedigree to match Newton, and because of this I think Newton will win comfortably via TKO.

Featherweight: Chris Snorodecki (4-0, HBCC debut) vs. Tosta Oikooseks (4-0, HBCC debut)

These two fighters has had quite similar careers up until this point, they have both accumulated four quick finishes, both having three victories in the first round, the two fighters have shown that they are experts at what they do, but when a submission expert fights a knockout artist, it becomes a battle of desperation for Oikooseks, as he has virtually no striking abilities, his only hope is to get the takedown quickly, as the BJJ brown belt should be able to easily squeeze out a submission from his American opponent. It is not long since Snorodecki earned his blue belt in BJJ, so the former Sigma champion is clearly outgunned on the feet, and has surely worked hard on his wrestling and ground game to avoid getting taken down and submitted. Predicted’s prediction: Every round starts with both fighters standing, and this will be the key to victory for Snorodecki as he will win by KO.

Heavyweight: “The Slayer" Vinnie Collins (5-1, 4-1 HBCC) vs. "Union" Jack Chapman (7-1, 4-1 HBCC)

In their first encounter, Vinnie Collins got an early stoppage as he clinched up, using his superior Muay Thai and wrestling to his advantage, and when landing some particularly vicious elbows he cut Chapman like a schizophrenic barber forcing the referee to end the fight saving Chapman a couple of hours on the operating table for sure. This time he looks to avenge his first and only career loss as the top level striker takes on the world class grappler in Vinnie Collins. Collins’ wrestling is only half a level under the top level fighters, and combined with an improving standup arsenal, this product of the Finnish Private Academy is on the cusp of becoming one of the best heavyweights in the HBCC division. Jack Chapman has always been primarily a boxer, and all his victories except his last, was stopped in either the first or second round, but he is not as well rounded as his opponent and must avoid the clinch at all costs. Predicted’s prediction: Collins is simply too good in the clinch and will win by TKO.

Heavyweight: Illidan "The Betrayer" Stormrage (4-4, 0-1 HBCC) vs. Dave St Pierre (7-5, 1-3 HBCC)

In their last fight, the submission expert Dave St Pierre was able to pull guard early in the fight, and once on the ground Stormrage didn’t seem to understand what trouble he was in, as he was more than happy to play the ground game with Pierre, who had five career submissions at the time. Time would tell that this was a foolish move as Pierre didn’t have to be asked twice when the opening for an armbar opened itself. He grabbed the arm and forced Stormrage to tap under a minute into the first round. Now Stormrage is given a rematch, but you have to wonder what his gameplan will be coming into the fight, he is primarily a wrestler who likes to stay on top and rain down punches, and as demonstrated in their last fight, Pierre can win the fight off his back. Stormrage has had nearly two months to prepare for this fight, and it will be interesting to see what he can pull out of his sleeve to prove their last fight was just a fluke. Predicted’s prediction: The two fighters are ground fighters with different specialties, Stormrage likes to stay on top and pound your face in, while Pierre enjoys making his opponents tap, as demonstrated in their last fight Pierre is more than able to submit Pierre and I don’t see this fight ending differently.

Light heavyweight: Tyrone "Choker" Edwards (7-6, 4-4 HBCC) vs. Al "The Gate Keeper " Capone (5-2, 2-2 HBCC)

Being one of the most well rounded individuals in the Light heavyweight divisions, Al Capone is able to take his opponents out of their element and exploit their weak spots. Against Tyrone Edwards he will most likely try to use his world class stand up skills to avoid risking a ground fight against his opponent. Even if they are both ground fighters, Edwards is a specialized fighter with five submission victories, and against Capone’s two, it is obvious Capone would rather deal damage on his feet than on the ground. Edwards needs to bypass the wrestling and standup of Capone, as he is nowhere near the well roundedness of his opponent, he has to get the fight down, the sooner the better, with four TKO losses he has to avoid taking too many shots to the face in the process of getting a takedown. Predicted’s prediction: Capone is simply too good in this fight and will win by KO or TKO.

Middleweight: alistair "Demolition Man" overeem (6-2, 6-2 HBCC) vs. Rex "Maelstrom" Apollo (5-3, 4-3 HBCC)

Both these fighter had their career paths dramatically altered after losing to Marcus Ferrari, and they are both hungry to get back to their winning ways. Overeem has been labeled a KO machine after ending all his victories via knockout, the excellent striker is clearly a dangerous opponent for anyone stepping in front of him in the cage. Apollo is a more well versed fighter, who has shown that he is able to use his wrestling to both take the fight down, and deal damage from the clinch, in this fight however, trying to knock Overeem out would be a venture that would most likely end on the hospital bed, instead the BJJ brown belt will most likely try to take the fight down to the ground, getting a hold of an limb or neck and taking the W via submission. Predicted’s prediction: Overem will most likely try to time a counter for when Apollo shoots in for the inevitable takedown, if he lands (which I think he will) he will win by KO.

Middleweight: Marcus "Moto Boy" Ferrari (10-1-1, 3-1-1 HBCC) Raimo "Raiminho Correiho" Posti (3-0, HBCC debut)

Coming up from the Hell’s Balls Purgery, Raimo Posti is not getting an easy debut in the big leagues when he faces off against the dangerous HBCC veteran and Muay Thai expert Marcus Ferrari. Ferrari is well known for his kicks of destruction, and will use them to take away the spring in Posti’s step. Posti has shown his well developed ground game, ending all his fights early in either the first or second round, he has two submissions and one TKO victory the BJJ purple belt has the tools to beat Ferrari, who has never faced a wrestler at his level. Ferrari’s only loss also came to the wrestler RIP Evan Tanner, so Posti clearly has a chance, IF he gets the fight to the ground. Predicted’s prediction: I think Raimo could be able to win this once, granted that he is able to take Ferrari down before his legs are destroyed.

Lightweight: Ibbe "The Ferret" Ribbler (9-3, 2-1 HBCC) vs. Romano "Redz" S (6-2, 3-1 HBCC)

If there is one thing this fight has, then its contrasts, Ibbe Ribbler is a ground fighter with a brown belt in BJJ and four submissions to his credit, he has a decent wrestling pedigree and has in the past been seen making people quit from strikes as well. His opponent Romano S has clearly taken the republican highroad and not trained BJJ, most likely to avoid having a man between your legs for a longer period of time. But when you’re competing in MMA, not having any ground game could prove dangerous when facing a submission specialist, but Romano has been able to steer clear of any prolonged ground fighting, and in most of his career has been able to use his world class Muay Thai to beat his opponents up in the clinch. Predicted’s prediction: Ribbler is too strong on the ground and will when he gets a takedown take one of Romano’s limbs home.

Lightweight: "Needlenose" Ned Ryerson (8-2, 1-1 HBCC) vs. Roll Fizzlebeef (9-0, 3-0 HBCC)

After taking several months off to improve himself, the former HBCC champion, Roll Fizzlebeef returns to the HBCC cage to take on Ned Ryerson. The BJJ black belt Fizzlebeef is as dangerous as they come on the ground. And having improved his standup skills he is not to be taken lightly on his feet either. Ryerson has his hands full with his upcoming opponent as the kick boxer’s sprawl will be the centre of attention in this fight, if he is able to sprawl for long enough to land one of his head kicks of doom he can win the fight, but if taken down he could do himself a favor and tap once on his back, as there is no way Fizzlebeef will leave without a submission victory. Predicted’s prediction: Fizzlebeef is such a strong ground fighter it’s unlikely the fight will stay on its feet for long, Roll Fizzlebeef via decision.