Crucible Fights: Sydney (200k+)

[Frumgar]

170 lbs Top 10 rankings ( 26.11.13 )

Champion : Diego Brandao 8-1 (2-0)

1.(-) Lone Wolf 6-0 (1-0)

2.(-) Steve Rogers 9-3 (2-1)

3.(2) Jack Rafael 8-4 (2-1)

4.(7) Oscar Boma 3-0 (3-0)

5.(3) Jamison Freidrichs 6-1 (3-1)

6.(1) Billy O´Brien 3-1 (3-1)

7.(6) Tykwon Dont 4-4 (3-3)

8.(8) Geordie StPearce 4-3 (2-2)

9.(-) Rich Castellano 7-5 (0-1)

10.(-) Dave Spiteri 3-0 (1-0)

Confirmed fights within the top 10: Brandao © vs Wolf (1) and Castellano (9) vs Dont (7).

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185 lbs Top 10 rankings ( 26.11.13 )

Champion : Katsuro Kazuhiro 6-1-1 (5-0)

1.(4) Dan Henderson 5-1 (5-1)

2.(5) Kosi Mazaki 9-3 (8-2)

3.(2) Gunner Reed 10-3-1 (5-3)

4.(1) Doc Evil 8-2 (4-2)

5.(3) Ari Sotaheimo 8-3 (7-3)

6.(7) Thai Muay 6-0 (3-0)

7.(-) Shawn McShane 7-5 (7-5)

8.(-) Johnny Witson 5-2 (4-2)

9.(-) Byongsun Robinson 7-4 (1-2)

10.(8) Ryan Biles 6-4 (2-3)

Confirmed fights within the top 10: Kazuhiro © vs Henderson (1) and Evil (4) vs Muay (6).

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265 lbs Top 10 rankings ( 26.11.13 )

Champion : Raging Bull 8-0 (2-0)

1.(-) Jussi Juntta 6-1 (1-0)

2.(5) Raimo Rento 3-0 (2-0)

3.© Mister Lonely 8-2 (4-2)

4.(6) Spicey McHaggis 4-2 (4-2)

5.(1) Dan Severn 9-3 (5-3)

6.(4) Cain Velasquez 5-2 (5-2)

7.(7) Messy Messi 5-2 (4-2)

8.(2) AK Saatanainen 5-4 (1-2)

9.(-) Kevin Velasquez 3-2 (3-1)

10.(3) Kyle Holman 4-2 (3-2)

Confirmed fights within the top 10: Bull © vs Rento (2), Juntta (1) vs McHaggis (4) and Severn (5) vs C.Velasquez (6).

[Guest]

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Raging Bull:

 

Dunno who this Raimo is, or why he deserved to enter the org and get an immediate title shot, without a single fight, but i'll tell you this his manager is Ancient history.

 

Raimo: "Hi Raging Bullshit, my name is Raimo Rento and I'm gonna beat your ass. So now I have introduced myself, cause after the fight you don't remember me anymore."

[sohigh]

Raimo kick his ass as it should, let them know who's who

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Diego Brandao ( 8-1, 170 lbs Champion )

 

- A very good afternoon to each and everyone able to join us, as we sit down and talk to a very busy 170 lbs champion, Diego Brandao. Welcome to the show, Diego!

- Thank you, Ed! Feels good to finally be a part of your show.

- We have tried for ages to find a suitable time in your busy time schedule and I´m thrilled to have you here just before your big fight against Lone Wolf. You will be fighting on the Bondi Outdoor Arena and from what I´ve heard it will be filled to the last seat. What are your thoughts about the venue?

 

- The Bondi arena is a great place to show of my skills and whip the people into a frenzy. It seems the bigger the crowd, the better I preform.

- You certainly should have no problems performing tomorrow then. Have have you enjoyed your stay at Crucible Fights Sydney?

- I have enjoyed my time here thoroughly and it is only a 5 minute walk to the stadium, so it is great for me, I might as well rock up with a sleeping bag and stay at the stadium.

- Sounds good, Diego. How has the training gone and have you been concentrating on anything special going into this fight?

- Training is going well, I had a bit of an injury but I am fully recovered now and back in camp training in specific skills, I wont say what they are due to this being public news and my opponent, I assume he can read may get the jump on me. And I would like to keep my strategy a secret, like Victoria`s secret, aint no one, no what that secret is, lol.

 

- Haha, that´s certainly true. Any thoughts on your opponent, who we will be interviewing later today?

- I think Lone Wolf will be the biggest competition to date but I am looking forward to the challenge.

- Any greetings to your fans or your opponent?

- Sure. I would like to say to all the fans get out there and support the 2 best Welterweights going around in CFS on Saturday night, and enjoy their night. Also to my opponent your name may be Lone Wolf but on Saturday night u will be running with the pack.

 

- Do you have anything else on your mind before the end of the show?

- Yeah, you tell Lone Wolf I’m coming over. I’m kicking in his back door and I’m pattin’ his old lady on the ass and I’m telling her to make me a steak, medium rare just how I like it.

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Lone Wolf ( 6-0, 170 lbs )

 

- Earlier today we sat down with the champ and now we are giving the challenger an opportunity to talk about tomorrows big fight. A very warm welcome to the show, Lone Wolf!

- Thank you, Ed!

- It seems the Bondi Outdoor Arena will be sold out for this event, making it the biggest ever for Crucible Fights Sydney. How do you feel about that?

- That is definitely more people than I have fought in front of before, but at this point in my career, i'm starting to become more well known, and fighting in bigger and bigger arenas is to be expected. What can I say the fans love me

- They sure do and with good reason, as you are still unbeaten as a professional. How has your time, in this current org, been?

- Ahh the time has went fast, the owner threw out his own fighter to face mine in my first fight, just to get me started in the org, it wasn't really a fair fight, but I appreciate the owner taking one for his org, in getting me a fight in a reasonable amount of time.

- Ok, I seem to recall that fight. A bit of a onesided affair, but St Pearce might be one to watch out for in the future though. How is the training going?

- Ahh training is going good, the guys know I am a beast in the gym, that's pretty much all I do, train train train. Nothing special for this fight, business as usual.

- What are your thoughts on the upcoming fight and your opponent?

- My thoughts on the upcoming fight, well Diego might be the champ but I just see him as the guy who has the belt, and that belt will soon belong to me that is all. His manager seems to be doing well for himself, his fighters have won all of their last 20 fights. Who better to end that streak than me, right?

- This certainly has the potential of being an interesting fight and I´m sure all are as eager as me to witness two great fighters battling it out tomorrow. Any last words for the fans or Brandao?

- Nothing personal, I have nothing against you Diego, I just want what you have, the belt. And I think this will be a very entertaining fight for all the fans. Get your tickets now, they won't last much longer, with a card like this. Hell Gandalf is on this card, I wonder is that fucking Gandalf from Middle Earth?

[Guest]

(- Yeah, you tell Lone Wolf I’m coming over. I’m kicking in his back door and I’m pattin’ his old lady on the ass and I’m telling her to make me a steak, medium rare just how I like it.)

 

Just a little Chael Sonnen quote, good luck in the fight Wolf

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Top 10 P4P fighters 29.11.13

1.(1) Diego Godin 10 - 0

2.(3) Katsuro Kazuhiro 6 - 1 - 1

3.(5) Raging Bull 8 - 0

4.(4) David Lang 7 - 1

5.(6) Diego Brandao 8 - 1

6.(7) Gandalf Grey 8 - 0

7.(-) Terry thompson 10 - 0

8.(2) Mister Lonely 8 - 2

9.(-) KH Routakirves 9 - 3

10.(-) Dan Henderson 5 - 1

[Mystery]

(- Yeah, you tell Lone Wolf I’m coming over. I’m kicking in his back door and I’m pattin’ his old lady on the ass and I’m telling her to make me a steak, medium rare just how I like it.)

 

Just a little Chael Sonnen quote, good luck in the fight Wolf

 

Ahh yeah that inetview was wrote some time ago, I see you have 3 losses since then. And I recognized the Chael Sonnen quote right away good stuff. Good luck to Diego as well, I am excited to see how the fight will go.

[Mystery]

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Lone Wolf:

 

Thanks for the belt man.

[Guest]

I`ll be back better then before watch your back wolf. That's the last time you take a shit in my woods Wolf

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- In todays episode we once again talk to Crucible Fights Sydney CEO, Mr Frank Abbott and for those of you new to our show, I´m Ed Winchester. Welcome back to our program, Mr Abbott!

 

- Thanks Ed.

 

- CFS 30: Battle for Bondi was a success for the org and I am happy to say I got to watch the fights at the arena. The arrangements were top notch and everybody seemed to enjoy themselves. From your point of view, how did this event turn out in the end?

 

- You know what Ed, this was certainly a success for us and we have been encouraged enough by the response to book even more events at the Bondi Outdoor arena in the future. The event itself got a rating of 197.5, which makes it by far the best ranked event for us. We had a full house, although we did have to give out free tickets to do so, but we ended up making a small profit after all expenses were covered.

 

- Sounds great, Mr Abbott. Did this event affect the org globaly somehow?

 

- Straight after the event we were ranked the 43rd best org in the world, which also is a new all time high for us. I also believe investments like this, with bigger arenas and more media surrounding the events, will eventually make it easier for us to sign talents from all over the world and not only the asian/pacific region. Soon after the event we had a board meeting and we made a couple of big decisions. One of those was deciding to end this year with a bang and go for an year ending event at the Schooners Bar that seats 7000 spectators. CFS 35: New Year will be held there and we will aim to make that the first CFS event that breaks an rating of 200. We also hope that this will be enough to carry us into the top 40 orgs worldwide.

 

- Quite an aggressive strategy you guys have chosen and hopefully everything goes well for you. Any comments on the fights you´d like to share with us?

 

- Sure! First I´d like to congratulate our newest champions, Lone Wolf in the 170 lbs weight class and Gandalf Grey in the 205 lbs weight class. Both are classy fighters and worthy of the gold around their waists. Brandao put up a good fight against Wolf and I´m certain he´ll bounce back from this loss. Terry Thompson was a big disappointment however. He had the hype, he had the record to go with it, but come fight day he just did not perform. Heard he had some issues with his manager which should be sorted by now. Anyway, if you have the chance of lifetime, to become a champion and your thoughts are elsewhere, then you´ll get slaughtered by a fighter of Greys caliber. There was one big surprise on the card, when Domonico Cuccaro finished Gunner Reed. That was certainly a job well done and Cuccaro took major steps forward within his own weight class.

 

- By the way, also noticed that the overall satisfaction ratings for CFS have gone down lately, how do you feel about that?

 

- As far as I can see, we have come down in ratings by 2%, so nothing alarming. However that satisfaction rating also works as a means of marketing the org, so I would certainly love to see the managment of our fighters rate our org. If we can keep it above 90%, then we are most likely beeing seen as an org that people are more likely to join. So guys, if you are happy with us, please go rate our org and if you are not satisfied with things, please inform us at CFS and give us the opportunity to make the necessary changes for the better. We are also always open to any kind of suggestions on fights, events etc.

 

- Ok, that is all we have time for today. Thanks again for sharing your thoughts with us, Mr Abbott.

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CFS 32

Beach Bash

at the

Bondi Outdoor Arena

on the

14th of December

MAIN EVENT

135 lbs Title

Diego Godin (10-0), Champion vs David Lang (7-1)

There haven´t been many real grudge matches within the org so far, but this certainly fits the bill. Godin has, more or less, become the poster boy for CFS and certainly enjoys his fair share or fortune and fame. The only thing threatening his dominant reign is current 155 lbs champ, David Lang. These two have fought once before and the fight ended midway through the first round when Godin caught Lang in an beautiful triangle choke. Back then Lang was considered the favorite as he was generally seen as the more skilled fighter. Things seem pretty much the same going into this second fight, but Godin has really shown that everything isn´t about skills. Having a sound gameplan and being able to implement it is no small feat for anyone in the fight business and Godin is one of the best in doing just that. This will be a close affair, but I believe Godin will retain his title with a little help from the judges.

CO - MAIN EVENT

265 lbs Title

Raging Bull (8-0), Champion vs Raimo Rento (3-0)

Bull has only recently been crowned champion of the heavyweight division and is looking to strengthen his hold of the belt. He is well rounded and has shown a tendency of putting his opponents to sleep with the help of his fists. The challenger, Raimo Rento, isn´t as experienced as the champ but there is a reason for him being given this opportunity. He is better at boxing, but has a slight disadvantage in muay thai, otherwise these two combatants are on equal skill level. As always title fights are hard to predict and are usual very close and competetive fights and I see this going into the championship rounds. Bull will be able to hold off Rento and finish this one in either the 4th or 5th round.

MAIN CARD

155 lbs

Gustav Grimwald (2-1) vs Max Sharkhausen (7-3)

Griwald is a grappler going up against the striker Sharkhausen. Both are likely future stars of CFS, but for now they´ll battle it out to see who will be a bit closer to a title shot. Grimwald by submission.

135 lbs

TeRauparaha (5-1) vs Aiden Preston (7-1)

Rauparaha gets the honor of welcoming Preston to CFS. Rauparaha is riding a 5 win streak, which is impressive, but Preston is sporting a fantastic 7 win streak. Someones momentum will slow down after this one and we are predicting Preston walks away the happier man.

135 lbs

Uriah Primetime (9-3) vs Cesar Sampaio (9-6)

Two highly regarded crowd favorites meet in this fight. Sampaio will provide us with a small upset and improve his winning record to 10.

UNDERCARD

205 lbs K.Jotko (1-0) vs I.Morozov (2-0)

205 lbs G.Gilbert (5-3-1) vs O.S Sinclair (7-1)

155 M.Hovimäki (5-3) vs Cam Lawson (4-7)

155 J.Ardona (2-0) vs N.Umanga (7-5)

135 F.Carvalho (10-1) vs E.Garcia (11-4)

[Guest]

Awesome review!

[Frumgar]

Thanks! I usually have too little time to make the most of these previews, but nice to know they are appreciated.

[Mystery]

I made Bull fly from NY to Sydney without a meal, the poor fellow is awful hungry and mad, not sure if that'll be good or bad, but Bull goes in with an energy deficient handicap, to make the fight fair

[Frumgar]

He was hungry enough for the win it seems and was able to leave the arena with the title and a burger meal.

[Mystery]

Yep, I bought him some McD's he deserved it

[Frumgar]

135 lbs Top 10 fighters ( 16.12.13 )

Champion: David Lang 8-1 (7-1 in current org)

1.© Diego Godin 10-1 (5-1)

2.(-) Aiden Preston 8-1 (1-0)

3.(6) Dan Price 4-1 (2-1)

4.(3) Urijah Faber 7-2 (7-2)

5.(7) Cesar Sampaio 10-6 (3-2)

6.(1) Billy Axe 8-2 (6-2)

7.(5) TeRauparaha 5-2 (5-2)

8.(4) Frontalik Wilder 9-4 (2-2)

9.(10) Fabricio Carvalho 11-1 (4-1)

10.(-) Samin Ax 7-8 (4-5)

 

Confirmed fights within the top 10: Faber (4) vs Ax (10)

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155 lbs Top 10 fighters ( 16.12.13 )

Champion: David Lang 8-1 (7-1)

1.(2) KH Routakirves 10-3 (8-3)

2.(5) Gustav Grimwald 3-1 (2-1)

3.(1) Emong Salvacion 7-2 (4-0)

4.(3) Max Sharkhausen 7-4 (3-1)

5.(7) Mikko Hovimäki 6-3 (2-1)

6.(9) James Ardona 3-0 (3-0)

7.(6) Morgan Freeman 7-4 (5-4)

8.(8) Bas Rutten 4-1 (4-1)

9.(4) Nate Umanga 7-6 (4-3)

10.(-) Charles Douglas 7-4 (0-1)

Confirmed fights within the top 10: Douglas (10) vs Salvacion (3) and Freeman (7) vs Rutten (8)

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170 lbs Top 10 fighters ( 17.12.13 )

Champion: Lone Wolf 7-0 (2-0)

1.(2) Steve Rogers 9-3 (2-1)

2.© Diego Brandao 8-2 (2-1)

3.(4) Oscar Boma 3-0 (3-0)

4.(9) Rich Castellano 8-5 (1-1)

5.(5) Jamison Freidrichs 6-1 (3-1)

6.(6) Billy O´Brien 3-1 (3-1)

7.(10) Dave Spiteri 3-0 (1-0)

8.(8) Geordie StPearce 4-3 (2-2)

9.(-) Pahani Julmu 3-3 (1-2)

10.(-) Stevie Tal 5-5 (1-1)

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185 lbs Top 10 fighters ( 17.12.13 )

Champion: Katsuro Kazuhiro 7-1-1 (6-0)

1.(4) Doc Evil 9-2 (5-2)

2.(1) Dan Henderson 5-2 (5-2)

3.(2) Kosi Mazaki 9-3 (8-2)

4.(5) Ari Sotaheimo 8-3 (7-3)

5.(7) Shawn McShane 7-5 (7-5)

6.(-) Domonico Cuccaro 6-5 (4-3)

7.(9) Byongsun Robinson 7-4 (1-2)

8.(6) Thai Muay 6-1 (3-1)

9.(-) Hugh Jackman 7-2 (1-0)

10.(8) Johny Witson 5-2 (4-2)

Confirmed fights within the top 10: Sotaheimo (4) vs Cuccaro (6) and Robinson (7) vs Muay (8)

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205 lbs Top 10 fighters ( 17.12.13 )

Champion: Gandalf Grey 9-0 (2-0)

1. Weaver Zee 6-0 (3-0)

2. Frank Fernandez 7-5 (1-1)

3. George Gilbert 6-3-1 (2-1)

4. Osold Seth Sinclair 7-2 (1-1)

5. Terry Thompson 10-1 (0-1)

6. Frankie Ostrowski 7-3 (0-1)

7. Syd Cutter 6-2 (0-1)

8. Cobber McNamara 5-4 (3-4)

9. Oscar Knockout 4-4 (2-0)

10. Krzysztof Jotko 2-0 (2-0)

Confirmed fights within the top 10: Zee (1) vs Gilbert (3) and McNamara (8) vs Knockout (9)

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- Good day everyone and welcome to CFS' preview and predictions! I am James Ardona and I will dissect the main card of CFS 36:Extravaganza. Let's get things started.


Middleweight bout



Ryan "Brother" Biles (6-5) vs. Byongsun Robinson (7-5)



This bout between two jiu-jitsu wizards will determine who will take the next step in their quest for the middleweight title. Both fighters are in two fight losing skid. Byongsun has an iron chin and has the advantage on stand up department. He possesses one punch KO power to shut the lights out of most of the middleweights. He should use his takedown defense to keep the fight standing and pick Biles apart for the win. "Brother" Biles is desperate to be back in the win collumn. He is 2-4 in the CFS. He has a little bit of advantage when the fight hits the mat and should capitalize on every mistakes that his opponent will do. He should make this fight ugly in order to win. I think Robinson can hang against Biles on the ground and has enough TD to keep this fight on the feet. He will pick him apart to get the win.



Byongsun Robinson via Unanimous Decision.


Bantamweight bout



#6 Frontalik Wilder (10-4) vs. #7 Fabricio Carvalho (11-1)



Let's go to the little guys! Both fighters are mirror image of themselves. Both have similar fighting styles. Wilder has a bit cardio advantage and moderate advantage once the fight hits the ground. Carvalho will do everything to keep this fight standing because once they got to the ground, Wilder will rip either his arms or feet. Both of them are enjoying to "stand and stall" on the feet. Wilder will end this once this fight goes to the ground.



Frontalik Wilder via round 2 sub.



Heavyweight bout



#1 "Tiny" Mark Jackson (10-6) vs. #9 Raimo "Ramses" Rento (3-1)



Coming in to this fight "Tiny" is the slight favorite against the former title challenger Rento. The veteran is fresh from a win by stopping the #10 Saatanainen due to cuts. "Tiny" has power in both of his hands and can end a night in a flush while Rento is capable of inflicting damage using his footwork and accuracy. Jackson has proved time and time again that he can hang with the bests in the division. I believe he will mix things up in order to grind the younger fighter into deep waters. Rento's key to succes is his well roundedness. He will stuff most of Jackson's takedowns and will put a statement that he belongs on the top of the heap.



Raimo "Ramses" Rento via second round TKO.


Co-main event

Heavyweight bout



[C] Raging Bull (9-0) vs. #3 Cain Velasquez (7-2)



Undefeated champion Raging bull will be looking to defend his belt for the second time against wrestling and jiu jitsu powerhouse Cain Velasquez. The first time they met was a bit lopsided in favor of the champion where he stepped on the gas on the second stanza and pick Velasquez apart to ensure the UD. But that was when Velasquez's wrestling isn't that polished. The challenger in my opinion has the wrestling to grind the champion and score an upset, he will be constantly looking for takedowns as soon as the bell sounded. The champion should be patient and pick his shots to tire the challenger out. Bull has formidable power to hurt Velasquez and the challenger has the pace to wear the champion down. My head says Bull but my heart says Velasquez.



Raging Bull retains his belt via Majority decision


Main Event

Lightweight bout


[C] "The one eyed kiddy rapist" David Lang (9-1) vs. Charles "Glassy" Douglas (8-4)



The champ is widely regarded as the greatest villain in and out of the cage. David Lang is a very controversial figure and is involved in many troubles cause of his bad antics. He is the last man whom I want to have a beer with. But its hard not to root for Lang because of the fact that he is simply the best in CFS right now. Love him or hate him but he is simply on another level, he is head and shoulders above the rest right now. He will be a big favorite (-950 as of now) entering the fight night. Glassy has won five of his last seven outings. He may be an elite lightweight and a wrestling standout but I don't think he has an advantage in any areas of the game against Lang. This one is a gimme, Lang will retain his belt by making the challenger look like he doesn't belong in the cage.





David Lang via KO within the first four minutes of the fight.









Awards predictions:



KOTN - David Lang



SOTN - Frontalik Wilder



FOTN - Raging Bull vs. Cain Velasquez