Looks can be deceiving, and these two warriors embodies this principle, the two are at a world class level in their respective martial arts and share nine knockouts or TKOs between them. The reigning champion McCall is a devastating boxer who has built up a vast arsenal of weapons to chose from, and although you never see him on the ground, he is an experienced grappler who can master all areas of MMA, but what McCall really enjoys is to stand and trade, all of his wins has come from his technical boxing, and while he doesn’t have the one shot knockout power when facing decent strikers, he is still better on the feet than anyone in the 145 division. Hajime Bucket however has shown a different approach to MMA, his destructive ground and pound is already becoming a trademark for him, and he will surely look to put it to use against McCall’s face when they square off.
Predicted’s prediction: Both fighters are excellent in their own area, but are able to hold their own where their opponents, this will lead to an exciting and unpredictable fight, but because of McCall’s excellent grappling I think he might pick the longest straw in this one.
Heavyweight – Co main event: Ilkka Kanerva (3-0, 3-0 SFF) vs. Ivan "Drago" Dragunov (9-4, 1-1 SFF)
When you speak of freaks of nature, Ilkka Kanerva is an excellent example of such, his three professional fights has lasted an average of about thirty-five seconds into the first round, due to his god given knockout power and his background from boxing. Kanerva has trained hard to become well rounded and can now claim a decent wrestling and BJJ pedigree on top of his sledgehammer fists. Ivan Dragunov has been around the MMA game for a while, and is by far the most experienced fighter of the two, he will be putting Kanerva’s knockout power to a test, in his four losses he has never been knocked out, and has received punishment that would suggest that his childhood hobby was running head first into brick walls all day. Dragunov is decent at everything, but not really good at anything, he will look to use this advantage to steer away from Kanerva’s striking and get the fight down to the mat, where he has four submission victories to his credit.
Predicted’s prediction: This looks like it could become Kanerva’s longest fight to date, he should be up for the challenge, even on the ground, and seeing as Dragunov has had problems with sprawl and brawlers in the past, I think Kanerva will get his first decision in this one.
Middleweight: Hostrel Von Straztle(8-3, 7-3 SFF) vs. "The Spineless" Jack Ass (6-1, SFF debut)
After losing his middleweight title Straztle’s career prospects looked grimmer and grimmer, as he went on to back to back losses as his stock took a dive, but the SFF submission king turned his career around in his last fight, when he finally get a W against Ian Axsome with an armbar fifty seconds in the first round. The popular BJJ brown belt is looking to add another win to his record now and he will be looking for his weapon of choice, the armbar. It remains to be seen if Ass wants to get to the ground, he is the superior wrestler and should be able to decide where the fight takes place, but what he does best is get the takedown and lay on top of his opponents and then he grinds out a decision, as evident by his record, all of his seven fights has ended by decision, so the contrast of style between these two ground fighters couldn’t be more obvious.
Predicted’s prediction: I think Jack Ass will win this one by decision, but you never know, if Straztle can get something going from his back he is more than able to pull off the upset.
Super heavyweight: Jupit Er (3-0, 2-0 SFF) vs. Wrath Ofthegods (2-1, 1-1 SFF)
Getting hit by Jupit Er in the face is like headbutting a planet, in two of his three fights he scored one shot knockouts in the first round, so if you plan on fighting him, you better be able to take a punch, and it remains to be seen of Ofthegods is able to do just that. There are no reports from his camp about his striking being anything, but OK at most, and if he is to take on Er standing, then he better have a good gameplan.
Predicted’s prediction: Jupit Er by mutilation.
Featherweight: Paul "The Apex" Martin (1-1, SFF debut) vs. Jordan "Lightning" Jones (9-5-1, 2-2 SFF)
Having been a competitor in blitzkrieg’s ultimate manager tournament, you know that Paul Martin is more than just talk, and even though he only has two fights under his belt, he is still an intimidating figure for anyone to face. He is a high level wrestler who uses his pedigree to either keep the fight standing, or unleash some wild ground and pound at his opponent, who is usually underneath him whenever he so wishes. But against Jordan Jones going to the ground is not advisable, the BJJ brown belt has eight submissions in nine victories, and is not to be messed with on the ground. On his feet however he is less technical than a falling lodge, and should not pose a threat to Martin as long as he is able to stay on his feet.
Predicted’s prediction: Martin should get the knockout in this one, I feel it.
Any the longest name of the event award goes to: "Brewzer" Finnegan O McMacElveney with St Aldemar coming in a close second, what a shocker. Even though there is more to McMacElveney than his extraordinary long name, it is the feature that first stands out to you when you look at his resume, but he is a well rounded competitor who favors the ground game, the Irish submission wrestler has four submission wins and if able to control this fight, he should be able to grind out another win. But St Aldemar is of a different opinion, the excellent striker has shown his well rounded in his short career, and even though he is a great boxer, he finished his debut fight with a kimura, proving he is no joke neither standing not on the ground, Aldemar is definitely a prospect to be watched as he climbs the SFF ladder, but can he overcome his biggest test yet?
Predicted’s prediction: Aldemar should be able to haul this in via TKO, as O McMacElveney’s chin has been proven weak in the past.
Light heavyweight: John "The Beast" Bachelor (2-1, 2-1 SFF) vs. Augusto "Cobra" Vera (3-3, 2-3 SFF)
Bachelor is a true sprawl and brawler, he has a decent wrestling pedigree and uses it to enable himself to throw bombs and look for an early finish, while he has had mixed results in his relatively short MMA career, he should be confident as he takes on the jack of all trades, master of none, Augusto Vera. Vera is a BJJ purple belt, and he uses his experience from this martial art to try and grind out a win. But I don’t think he has the takedowns to get the fight to the ground, and with that out of the window he really has very few options other than taking punishment.
Predicted’s prediction: Bachelor via KO.
In this bout, two predictable sprawl and brawlers face off, and I can personally promise you fireworks, both fighters are notorious for their fast finishes and I do not expect this fight to leave the first round. Key has a KO loss on his record, and with Soininvaara’s granite chin most pundits are picking Soininvaara to win, but Key has a nasty right hand and is always game and can knock anyone out if given the chance.
Predicted’s prediction: Soininvaara should win, but you never know.
Lightweight: "Stoolnacke" Per Fekt (5-4, 1-2 SFF) vs. James Hall (1-0, 1-0 SFF)
Both these fighters are submission specialists, while Hall only has one fight on his record, which he ended with an armbar, Fekt has five wins and of those, three has been ended with submissions, this fight is most likely to be happening on the ground, and it is though to call who has the advantage, on paper Hall seems to have the most well rounded skills, while Fekt has the experience advantage, but once on the ground, anything can happen.
Welterweight: "SawZall" Tim Chesser (2-2, 2-1 SFF) vs. Larry "Diesel" Grant (2-2, 1-2 SFF)
Larry Grant is your typical sprawl and brawler, a meathead who can do very little besides throwing his gigantic fists at you and hope something sticks, Chesser on the other hand is a decent striker, but prefers the ground game, and if he is able to get past Grant’s sprawl he should be able to get a submission fairly easily, seeing as Grant has the equivalent experience on the ground as that of statue in a dancing contest.
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