JFC Title Fight Preview
This weekend, two title fights will take place as the JFC and JEC belts will be up for grabs. Today we look at the JFC’s title fight.
Since changing his name from UFC_86_was_bs to El-Diablo and hooking up with Black House MMA, El-Diablo has stepped up his game to new heights. He won his last 5 fights with 3 of those going the distance. Looking at his track record, 8 of his 12 fights have gone the distance so it’s safe to say that he plays it safe most of the time. His last fight was a crushing knockout over Gordon who was probably too busy partying in Vegas instead of training. Smart has three submission victories in his last five fights. Looking at his record it’s no secret that Smart wants to take this fight to the mat. Of his 17 wins, 7 are by way of submissions. He will try to take to pull guard and work for his famous triangle choke off his back. It will be an entertaining battle of style match up.
Will this fight go the distance? Yes
Method of victory? Unanimous decision
Enderwiggin
: The JFC title match is an intriguing matchup of contrasting styles. You've got the defending champ, El-Diablo. He's a young gun in the league, brash and braggadocios, but he's finished his opponent in less than 38% of his wins. He's also only been finished once in 4 losses. The man has a tendency to let his fights go the distance.
Then you've got Smarty, the long time vet who doesn't talk alot but has fought for the championship before. This is a guy that over a long career is still finishing his opponent in almost two thirds of his wins. That's a wow statistic right there. But that's balanced by when he loses, he's getting stopped before the final bell rings 60% of the time.
Both of these men have been on a roll lately. Their performances have been close enough that I wouldn't point to a clear cut favourite based on their recent history. The history that I will point to is that of championship belt holders. 5 of the last 6 champions have been unable to defend the belt even once. And of the 11 champions we've had in the history of the league, 67% of the successful title defences are shared between just two men.
The trends are too strong for me to go against. Smarty takes home the belt after El-Diablo is forced to tap to an e-bar in the 5th round.
Buffaloblue
: For the sake of everyone. Lets hope El Diablo has to have his jaw wired shut.
Pilqs
: Both these guys are on very impressive winning streaks, Smarty with 5, and El-Diablo with 6. This will be a close fight, but I feel that Blackhouse has really put together a solid team with the likes of Ace23, RJCT, and Big Boy, and I think that will help get El-Diablo over the top here. El-Diablo by Split Decision.
Gordon
: The odds are stacked against el-diablo. The JFC Title has changed hands every fight since Stella resigned. It is a lot like the UFC LHW Division right now. There are a ton of contenders and it could very easily change hands every fight for a while. I really have no idea how this fight will go but given the recent history of the belt I have to bet that we have yet another new champion after Sat Night in the JFC.
Castellammarese
: I am caught in two minds on this one. Part of me would like Smarty to win cause he has been around a long time and deserves his time in the spotlight. But another part of me wants someone to defend the JFC title. I think Smarty will win though
Grapplethis
: When it comes to smarty and diablo's throwdown, I gotta go with my bay homie, diablo. since changing his SN to el-diablo, dude hasn't lost, and he's put up huge scores the whole way. smarty has a huge experience advantage, but diablo is the better fighter right now.
ThunderCat
: I'm pulling for El-Diablo in this one. He earned my respect by besting me by decision in the JUF2 finale. I think he takes this one by Sub.
El-Diablo – 3
Smarty - 4