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Pete “Secret Weapon†Spratt (21-17-0) vs. Eric “Big Head†Davila (17-10-0)
Pete Spratt will be making his Shark Fights debut in this fight, but he is a longtime veteran of the Ultimate Fighting Championships. While in the UFC, Pete Spratt defeated Zach Light, Robbie Lawler and Jeremy Jackson, while suffering defeats to Carlos Newton, Josh Koscheck, Marcus Davis and Tamdan McCrory. Pete Spratt most recently competed in the Maximum Fighting Championships promotion, defeating UFC veteran Luigi Fioravanti. Pete Spratt was a contestant on the UFC Ultimate Fighter 4, which was won by both Matt Serra and Travis Lutter. Pete Spratt will be looking to use his striking skills to win the fight, with eleven victories coming by knockout. Eric Davila is a longtime veteran of Shark Fights, defeating Richie Hightower, Liam McCarty, Shannon Ritch and Anselmo Martinez, while suffering defeats to Jesse Taylor and Kyle Bracey. Eric Davila has been competing in MMA for nearly twelve years, including a fight with UFC Hall Of Fame member Matt Hughes. Eric Davilla will be entering this fight winning three out of his last four fights, including a victory over UFC veteran Lodune Sincaid. Eric Davila will be entering the event with the most experience in the Shark Fights promotion, competing in now seven of the thirteen events put on by the promotion. Eric Davila will be looking to put the fight on the ground, with twelve victories coming by way of submission.
My Prediction: Eric Davila
Shark Fights Lightweight Division Fight
Daniel Straus (12-3-0) vs. Karen Darabedyan (9-3-0)
Daniel Straus will be making his Shark Fights debut in this fight, but he is a veteran of the Xtreme Fighting Organization. While in the Xtreme Fighting Organization, Daniel Straus defeated David Silva, Patrick Ferm, Gideon Ray and Joe Pearson, while suffering defeats to Jay Ellis and Pat Curran. Daniel Straus also competed in the Bellator Fighting Championships, defeating Chad Hinton by unanimous decision. Daniel Straus will be entering the fight riding an eight fight winning streak, which has lasted well over a year. Daniel Straus is a fighter who is comfortable wherever the fight ends up, with six victories coming by knockout and submission. Karen Darabedyan is currently undefeated in Shark Fights competition, defeating Estevan Payan at Shark Fights 6. Karen Darabedyan most recently competed in the World Extreme Cagefighting promotion, defeating Rob McCullough, while suffering defeats to both Bart Palaszewski and Will Kerr. It has been nearly a year since Karen Darabedyan competed in Shark Fights, with his Shark Fights 6 bout occurring on September 12th of last year. Karen Darabedyan will be entering the fight trying to stop a two fight losing streak, which has lasted over six months. Karen Darabedyan will be looking to use his striking skills to win the fight, with three victories coming by knockout.
My Prediction: Karen Darabedyan
Shark Fights Heavyweight Division Fight
Aaron “Big Red†Rosa (14-3-0) vs. Devin Cole (14-7-1)
Aaron Rosa will be making his Shark Fights debut in this fight, but he is a veteran of the now defunct Elite XC promotion. While in Elite XC, Aaron Rosa defeated Jefferson Silva, while suffering defeats to both Jared Hamman and Jaime Fletcher. Aaron Rosa also competed in the Strikeforce promotion, defeating Anthony Ruiz and suffering a defeat to Rafael Cavalcante. Aaron Rosa will be entering the fight riding a two fight winning streak, which has lasted over four months. Aaron Rosa will be looking to use his striking skills to win the fight, with six victories coming by knockout. Devin Cole will also be making his Shark Fights debut in this fight, but he is a veteran of the International Fight League. While in the International Fight League, Devin Cole defeated Carlos Cline, Travis Wiuff and Bryan Vetell, while suffering defeats to Allan Goes, Krzysztof Soszynski, Ben Rothwell, Rafael Cavalcante and Orville Palmer. Devin Cole also competed in the World Extreme Cagefighting promotion, defeating Mike Kyle by TKO in the second round. Devil Cole will be entering the fight riding a six fight winning streak, which has lasted well over a year. Devin Cole will be looking to use his striking skills to win the fight, with eight victories coming by knockout.
My Prediction: Aaron Rosa
Shark Fights Welterweight Division Fight
Paul Bradley (12-2-0) vs. Johnny “The Hater Hurter†Rees (12-2-0)
Paul Bradley will be making his Shark Fights debut in this fight, but he is a veteran of the Strikeforce promotion. While in Strikeforce, Paul Bradley defeated Levi Avera, while suffering a lone defeat to Luke Rockhold, both at Strikeforce Challengers events. In his last MMA fight, Paul Bradley fought Sam Alvey to a no contest after their bout was stopped due to rainfall. Paul Bradley started off his MMA career in impressive fashion, with a ten fight undefeated streak that had lasted over two years. Paul Bradley will be looking to use his striking skills to win the fight, with four victories coming by knockout. Johnny Rees will also be making his Shark Fights debut in this fight, but his is a veteran of UFC competition. While in the UFC, Johnny Rees suffered defeats to the duo of Nate Laughran and Steve Bruno, both in 2008. Johnny Rees also went undefeated in the Legends Of Fighting promotion, defeating Gabe Holmes, Brian Clampitt, Jon Miller, Kevin Blundell, Tim Newland and Eric Gwaltney. Johnny Rees will be entering the fight riding a two fight winning streak, which has lasted over a full year. Johnny Rees will be looking to put the fight on the ground, with ten victories coming by way of submission.
My Prediction: Johnny Rees
Shark Fights Featherweight Title Fight
Doug Evans (10-6-0) (Champion) vs. Ronnie Mann (17-2-1)
Doug Evans is currently undefeated in Shark Fights competition, with victories over the duo of Douglas Frey and Dustin Phillips. Doug Evans also had a pair of fights in the UFC, suffering defeats to both Roger Huerta and Mark Bocek, both in 2007. Doug Evans also fought Bao Quach in Elite XC, Bao Quach will be in the upcoming season of the UFC Ultimate Fighter. Doug Evans started off his MMA career in impressive fashion, with a five fight undefeated streak that had lasted over a year. Doug Evans will be looking to put the fight on the ground, with six victories coming by way of submission. Ronnie Mann will be making his Shark Fights debut in this fight, but he is a veteran of the Sengoku promotion. While in Sengoku, Ronnie Mann defeated Tetsuya Yamada and Shigeki Osawa, while suffering a lone defeat to Hatsu Hioki. It has been over five years since Ronnie Mann last had an MMA fight in North America, with his most recent fights occurring in Japan and the United Kingdom. Ronnie Mann started off his MMA career in impressive fashion, with an eleven fight undefeated streak that had lasted well over three years. Ronnie Mann will be looking to put the fight on the ground, with ten victories coming by way of submission.
My Prediction: Ronnie Mann
(Note #1: All of the above fights will be streamed live on Sherdog.com at 8pm EST., prior to the live broadcast of the pay-per-view.)
(Note #2: I will be providing live coverage of Shark Fights 13 on PWInsiderXtra.com on Saturday September 11th at 10pm EST.)
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