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What's happening today people? Well Bellicose 143 is what's fucking happening! We have an evening featuring the big boys of MMA with all fights happening in the LHW and SHW divisions. This thicky fest will cumulate in the main event which is a title fight between Svenkter and Zakharov for the biggest (literally the biggest) strap in the land - the SHW belt. Today's preview will be focused on the main card. Not a slight to the other big boys on the card and best of luck to all fighters looking to spill blood tonight. With that said... Let's get it on! Duannis Frank vs Ian Stronk Frank has had probably the worst run of luck since he signed at Bellicose - the very promising fighter came in with a hot 9-2 record from KT but has suffered 4 losses balanced with only 3 wins since joining the ruthless and aggressive. On top of that he was stood up for a dance by Cajun Creole. Geez. Tonight is his night to get back on track and I'm guessing he'll use his other worldly clinch game in motion to capitalize on his wrestling advantage. Stronk is no joke though and brings in a 6-2 record to this fight. He also prefers the clinch and being the shorter man will enjoy the dirty boxing innately more than the taller Frank. Both men have only 1 KO loss on their record so this should be a long drawn out dirty boxing affair against the cage. The only difference is Frank will bring his nasty elbows to the table and this is what could make the difference. Sonny Says: Frank via Decision John Boy Walton vs Douglas Sampson At face value, John Boy's impressive 10-2 record (all finishes no less) and 4 time SHW champ would make him a star in most manager's roster. But Walton tasted the no nonsense of Ispa Murhapuro and was cut after getting KOd in his last fight which was a title match vs current champ Sventer. Ispa don't take no shit! John Boy can get the job done on the feet and on the ground with 2 of his wins coming by submission. He may try and take advantage on Sampson on the ground tonight where he will be able to flex his brown belt on Sampson's purple. Douglas Sampson is a crowd favorite at Bellicose rocking an 8-3 record with 7 wins coming by KO. He's not much of a kicker and loves to go right after his opponent with blazing headshots interring to kill and man not just knock him out. Sampson will have a slight MT advantage in this fight but you have to wonder whether he will stay off the cage as Walton does have that deadly ground game and you know pulling guard from the clinch is more than viable these days. Sampson will be fired up tonight as a win will put him right back in title contention talk. Sonny Says: I'm going out on a limb here and thinking Walton can get a couple strong body shots in to slow Sampson down then will go after a quick takedown. That jits advantage is just too sexy to ignore. Walton via Submission - round 2 Alexander "big" Rozhkov vs Prokop Pustik I love Rozkov's big boy ground style. He loves to stand and bang then when his opponent least expects it he drop down for a double leg and proceeds to smother then with his ample weight as he chips away their soul with nasty ground and pound. His standup is no joke but he loves doing his main work from top position on the ground. If you can believe it, Pustik will have a very similar gameplan so we could get blessed with a SHW wrestle fest tonight! Pustik swings his brown belt like a 2 foot horse's... well you know... but has 0 inclination to attempt any submissions. Instead he likes to use it to maintain top position and go to work just like Rozhkov. This is a superb matchup with both fighters being basically a mirror of each other. Will this open the opportunity for one of these managers to change it up and go for the the surprise KO from the feet? You freakin tell me... Sonny Says: I do think this fight will end up on the ground and have to get a little creative in my pick here since it's basically a tossup. Both men prefer tp position but Rozhkov does have a sub on his record. This could be his saving grace as he tosses up a Hail Mary triangle late in the third round for the surprise W via Submission Feature Matchup - SHW Division Hargol Svenkter "The Countsman" vs Leonid Zakharov At 6-1-1 Hargol Svenkter has quite the resume for only 8 fights. He took the strap off Seanoa in August and has since defended successfully. His 5-0 Bellicose record leaves no questions he is of top quality. Hargol prefers to fight from range using a barrage of kicks, punches, and occaional headbutts when the ref is not looking. The man is an absolute savage and I'm not just saying that because he wears a dead bear as a hat. Leonid Zakharov has been quietly grinding his way up the ladder to this well earned title fight with KO after KO. This olympic boxing has incorporated one of the nastiest clinch games in the world into his repertoire. Literally 75% of his strikes over his career have come from the clinch. The fascinating thing about this fight is that while Zakharov obviously prefers the clinch, he will be the taller fighter by far tonight. There is a definite advantage to being the shorter man in the clinch so you have to wonder whether he will wade into his favorite grind of try and end this one at range with his slight edge in boxing. This is a classic matchup of Zakharov's steel fists vs Svenkter's steel chin. Sonny Says: With this fight being between the biggest of the big boys I feel Zakharov's heavy hands will outweigh Svenkter's steel chin. A couple strong shots to the body and the liver will go before the chin can come into play. So I'm breaking tradition here and choosing "And NEW!" Leonid Zakharov via KO round 1

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