Warrior Nation is set for their fifth show that will take place this Friday on November 9th, 2012 at the Hu Ke Lau in Chicopee Mass. For those of you who have never been there, it is a unique experience. You get to eat Polynesian food which is served to you at your table while you watch the melee in the cage. It is like every seat is the same as flying first class!! There will be 9 fights for the evening and since the card was released only one has been scratched. The Theo Desjardin vs. Anthony 'Skwirl' Carmenatty one had to get scratched due to injury. It was unfortunate and it is like that rematch is doomed to never happen! One of these days Jesse! Jesse Camp and Tom Gomes go above and beyond to put on an awesome show and it shows. Tickets are still on sale and will be available at the door, I believe. I would not recommend waiting to the last minute because this show may just very well sell out. Well let me break down the fights for you...
Todd Matulis vs. Rob Solveson
At 155lbs Todd Matulis is ready to fight Rob Solveson. Todd is from DCNU and has a record of 1-1. He lost his first fight from KO against Jeff Hammond. He then bounced back and won his second fight against Nick Berube via submission at the end of round 1 at Premier FC 4. Now Todd hasn't fought since 2011 but I doubt ring rust will be a factor coming from such a great school as DCNU. Rob is from Team Bombsquad and has a record of 0-1. He lost his only fight up in Maine at Fight Night II against Andrew Tripp from a rear naked choke in Rd 1. The Bombsquad team do not mind to travel and we appreciate it because we get to see some great matchups. I expect this fight to be a great ground battle.
Nicholas Sam vs. Billy Leischner
Next up is at 155lbs Nicholas Sam against Billy Leischner. Nicholas is from CTMMA and will be making his amateur debut. Being from a great school as CTMMA I would expect him to have some great jiu jitsu. Billy is from Dexter's MMA and has a record of 1-3. Billy lost his last fight at Warrior Nation from a split decision to Nick Berube. He lost his other two fights from a submission. His one win he won via submission in Rd 3 against Sean Nichols. I would expect this fight to a ground battle and it is going to come down to who can stick to their gameplan and get the better positions.
Britt Soden vs. Michael Tabor
Next we have Britt Soden against Michael Tabor at a catchweight of 130lbs. Britt is from DCNU and will be making his amateur debut. DCNU has some great talent and I know he will be ready for a battle. Tabor is from Guardian MMA and has a record of 1-2. I have seen two of Tabor's fight and he is well rounded. He lost a fight this year at Premier FC to Michael Velazquez which was to a decision. He then fought Joe Leonard, my great friend and co-owner of this site at the last Warrior Nation and won with a quick armbar in Rd 1. This is a great matchup folks.
Max Evans vs. Leo Powers
Mclynn Cadiente vs. Anthony Jerome
For the fifth fight of the evening, they have Mclynn Cadiente fighting Anthony Jerome at 145lbs. Mclynn is from ECU BJJ which stands for East Coast United BJJ and is located in New York. He will be making his amateur debut. His opponent Anthony is from Team Bombsquad which of course is from New York as well. He has a record of 0-1 in which he lost via armbar in round 1 against Scott McGregor. Both of these guys aren't coming all the way from New York to get a loss so bet your bottom dollar they will be ready. I expect this to be a wrestling battle.
Nhel Theam vs. Allen Edgecomb
Then we have Nhel Theam against Allen Edgecomb at 135lbs. These guys fought at the last Warrior Nation and about a minute or two in the first round Nhel got caught with an accidental eye poke. The doctor checked him out and Nhel just couldn't see and the doctor had to call it. Now both fighters have agreed to this rematch and Allen promises the fans he will keep his fingers inside his fist...right Allen?? Nhel is from DCNU and has record of 0-0-1. Allen is from Shaolin Kempo and has a record of 0-1-1. He lost via armbar to Matt Allen in the first round back in April at Warrior Nation III. Both fighters are well rounded and real nice guys. I don't know about you guys but I have been waiting since April to see the outcome of this battle!!
Mike Pezello vs. Justin Marcoccio
At a catch weight of 140lbs Mike Pzello will take on Justin Marcoccio. Mike trains with Strike Zone MMA which is located in London CT. He will be making his amateur debut. Justin is from Guardian MMA and has a record of 0-1. Justin fought at Premier FC 6 and suffered his only loss when he was unable to answer the bell at the start of Rd 3 against Brian Barry. Justin will be looking to bounce back but he will have his work cut out for him.
Kurt Chase-Patrick vs. Hassan Mamhood
185lbs Erik Sommer (CT MMA 2-2) vs. Harley "Darkheart" Beekman (Bombsquad MMA 4-2)
There you have it folks. Warrior Nation is bringing another solid show to Western Mass. They have 9 fights with two of them being pro. They are all great matchups and could go either way in all of them. Thanks to Jesse Camp and the rest of Warrior Nation crew for their support in local mma and for getting us the fight cards. The whole WesternMassMMA.com crew will be there. The Boss, Jeremy Reipold will be capturing the action and I will be doing the live play by play/review. The Artist will be with his FCAT crew filming the action and it should be a blast. I can't possibly get through a Warrior Nation teaser without giving a shoutout to the lovely Warrior Nation Girls!! If you haven't seen them on Facebook or live in person then it is your loss.
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