UFC 107 picks

UFC 107 “Penn vs. Sanchez”
Saturday, Dec. 12
FedEx Forum
Memphis, Tenn.

UFC Lightweight Championship
B.J. Penn vs. Diego Sanchez (154.5)
Penn by submission round 3. Rear naked choke.

Frank Mir (264.5) vs. Cheick Kongo (239)
Mir by decision.

Kenny Florian (156) vs. Clay Guida (156)
Florian by decision.

Paul Buentello (255) vs. Stefan Struve (247)
Buentello by TKO round 1.

Jon Fitch (171) vs. Mike Pierce (171)
Fitch by decision.

Alan Belcher (195) vs. Wilson Gouveia (193)
Belcher by decision.

Shane Nelson (156) vs. Matt Wiman (156)
Wiman by decision.

Johny Hendricks (171) vs. Ricardo Funch (171)
Hendricks by TKO round 2.

Rousimar Palhares (186) vs. Lucio Linhares (185)
Palhares by submission round 3. Arm bar

Damarques Johnson (171) vs. Edgar Garcia (171)
Johnson by decision.
Kevin Burns (171) vs. T.J. Grant (171)
Burns by decision.

TUF 10 Finale results

Mark Bocek def. Joe Brammer Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 1 3:36
I picked this one. 1 bonus for the submission and 1 for the round. 2

John Howard def. Dennis Hallman KO (Punches) 3 4:55
I picked this one.

Brian Stann def. Rodney Wallace Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
I picked this one.

Jon Madsen def. Justin Wren Decision (Split) 3 5:00
I missed this one.

James McSweeney def. Darrill Schoonover TKO (Punches and Knees) 3 3:20
I picked this one. 1 bonus for the TKO and 1 for the round. 2

Matt Mitrione def. Marcus Jones KO (Punches) 2 0:10
I missed this one.

Frankie Edgar def. Matt Veach Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)2 2:22
I picked this one.

Kevin Ferguson def. Houston Alexander Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
I picked this one.

Matt Hamill def. Jon Jones DQ (Illegal Downward Elbows) 1 4:14
I missed this one.

Roy Nelson def. Brendan Schaub KO (Punch) 1 3:45
I picked this one.


I picked 7 out of 10 fights. 4 bonus points.
That’s 194 out of 296 fights this year. 104 bonus points total.

65.54%

TUF 10 Finale picks

Roy Nelson (263) vs. Brendan Schaub (240)
Nelson by decision.

Matt Hamill (206) vs. Jon Jones (206)
Jones by decision.

Frankie Edgar (155) vs. Matt Veach (155)
Edgar by decision.

Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson (212) vs. Houston Alexander (208)
Ferguson by KO round 1.

Marcus Jones (262) vs. Matt Mitrione (255)
Jones by submission round 2. Armbar.

Jon Madsen (247) vs. Justin Wren (251)
Wren by TKO round 3.

Darrill Schoonover (261) vs. James McSweeney (235)
McSweeney by TKO round 3.

Brian Stann (205) vs. Rodney Wallace (203)
Stann by TKO round 2.

John Howard (169) vs. Dennis Hallman (170)
Howard by submission round 2. Rear naked choke.

Mark Bocek (156) vs. Joe Brammer (155)
Bocek by submission round 1. Armbar.

UFC 106 results

George Sotiropoulos def. Jason Dent Submission (Armbar) 2 4:36
I picked this one.

Caol Uno def. Fabricio Camoes Draw (Majority) 3 5:00
I picked this one.

Brian Foster def. Brock Larson Submission (Punches) 2 3:25
I missed this one.

Kendall Grove def. Jake Rosholt Submission (Triangle Choke) 1 3:59
I missed this one.

Ben Saunders def. Marcus Davis KO (Knees) 1 3:24
I picked this one.

Amir Sadollah def. Phil Baroni Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
I picked this one.

Antonio Rogerio Nogueira def. Luis Arthur Cane TKO (Punches) 1 1:56
I picked this one.

Paulo Thiago def. Jacob Volkmann Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
I picked this one.

Josh Koscheck def. Anthony Johnson Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 2 4:47
I missed this one.

Forrest Griffin def. Tito Ortiz Decision (Split) 3 5:00
I picked this one. 1 bonus for the decision. 1

I picked 7 out of 10 fights. 1 bonus points.
That’s 187 out of 286 fights this year. 103 bonus points total.

65.38%

UFC 106 picks

UFC 106 “Ortiz vs. Griffin 2
Saturday, Nov. 21
Mandalay Bay Events Center
Las Vegas

Tito Ortiz (204) vs. Forrest Griffin (205)
Griffin by decision.

Josh Koscheck (171) vs. Anthony Johnson (170)
Johnson by TKO round 2.

Paulo Thiago (169) vs. Jacob Volkmann (170)
Thiago by submission round 2. Guillotine.

Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (205) vs. Luis Arthur Cane (205)
Nogueira by decision.

Amir Sadollah (170) vs. Phil Baroni (170)
Sadollah by submission round 2. Rear Naked Choke.

Marcus Davis (170) vs. Ben Saunders (170)
Saunders by decision.

Kendall Grove (186) vs. Jake Rosholt (185.5)
Rosholt by decision.

Brock Larson (171) vs. Brian Foster (171)
Larson by TKO round 1.

Caol Uno (155.5) vs. Fabricio Camoes (155.5)
Uno by decision.

George Sotiropoulos (155) vs. Jason Dent (155)
Sotiropoulos by decision.

WEC 44 results

Frank Gomez def. Seth Dikun Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
I picked this one.

Ricardo Lamas def. James Krause Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
I picked this one.

Antonio Banuelos def. Kenji Osawa Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
I picked this one. 1 bonus for the decision. 1

Cub Swanson def. John Franchi Submission (Guillotine Choke) 3 4:50
I picked this one.

L.C. Davis def. Diego Nunes Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
I missed this one.

Kamal Shalorus def. Will Kerr TKO (Punches) 1 1:26
I picked this one. 1 bonus for the TKO. 1

Shane Roller def. Danny Castillo Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 3 3:32
I missed this one.

Karen Darabedyan def. Rob McCullough Decision (Split) 3 5:00
I missed this one.

Manny Gamburyan def. Leonard Garcia Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
I picked this one. 1 bonus for the decision. 1

Jose Aldo def. Mike Thomas Brown TKO (Punches) 2 1:20
I missed this one.

I picked 6 out of 10 fights. 3 bonus points.
That’s 180 out of 276 fights this year. 102 bonus points total.

65.21%

WEC 44 picks

WEC 44 “Brown vs. Aldo”
Wednesday, Nov. 18
Palms Casino Resort Las Vegas

WEC Featherweight Championship
Mike Thomas Brown vs. Jose Aldo
Brown by decision.

Leonard Garcia (146) vs. Manny Gamburyan (146)
Gamburyan by decision.

“Razor” Rob McCullough (155) vs. Karen Darabedyan (156)
McCullough by TKO round 2.

Danny Castillo (156) vs. Shane Roller (156)
Castillo by decision.

Kamal Shalorus (156) vs. Will Kerr (155)
Shalorus TKO round 2.

Diego Nunes (146) vs. L.C. Davis (146)
Nunes by decision.

Cub Swanson (146) vs. John Franchi (145)
Swanson by decision.

Antonio Banuelos (136) vs. Kenji Osawa (136)
Banuelos by decision.
Ricardo Lamas (155) vs. James Krause (156)
Lamas by TKO round 2.
Seth Dikun (136) vs. Frank Gomez (136)
Gomez by TKO round 3.

UFC 105 results

Andre Winner def. Roli Delgado KO (Punches) 1 3:22
I picked this one.

Alexander Gustafsson def. Jared Hamman KO (Punches) 1 0:41
I picked this one. 1 bonus for the TKO 1 bonus for the round. 2

Dennis Siver def. Paul Kelly TKO (Spinning Back Kick and Punches) 2 2:53
I missed this one.

Nick Osipczak def. Matt Riddle TKO (Punches) 3 3:53
I missed this one.

Terry Etim def. Shannon Gugerty Submission (Guillotine Choke) 2 1:24
I picked this one. 1 bonus for the round. 1

John Hathaway def. Paul Taylor Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
I picked this one.

Ross Pearson def. Aaron Riley TKO (Doctor Stoppage) 2 4:38
I picked this one.

Matt Brown def. James Wilks TKO (Punches) 3 2:27
I picked this one.

Michael Bisping def. Denis Kang TKO (Punches) 2 4:24
I missed this one.

Dan Hardy def. Mike Swick Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
I missed this one.

Randy Couture def. Brandon Vera Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
I picked this one. 1 bonus for the decision.


I picked 7 out of 11 fights. 4 bonus points.
That’s 174 out of 266 fights this year. 99 bonus points total.

65.41%

UFC 105 picks

Randy Couture (204) vs. Brandon Vera (204)
Couture by decision.

Mike Swick (170) vs. Dan Hardy (171)
Swick by decision.

Michael Bisping (186) vs. Denis Kang (185)
Kang by decision.

James Wilks (169) vs. Matt Brown (170)
Brown by decision.

Ross Pearson (156) vs. Aaron Riley (155)
Pearson by decison.

Paul Taylor (170) vs. John Hathaway (170)
Hathaway by submission round 3. Rear naked choke.

Terry Etim (155) vs. Shannon Gugerty (155)
Etim by TKO round 2.

Matt Riddle (171) vs. Nick Osipczak (170)
Riddle by submission round 1. Guillotine choke.

Paul Kelly (156) vs. Dennis Siver (155)
Kelly by TKO round 2.

Alexander Gustafsson (203) vs. Jared Hamman (204)
Gustafsson by TKO round 1.

Andre Winner (155) vs. Roli Delgado (156)
Winner by decision.

Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers results

Christian Uflacker def. Jonatas Novaes Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
I missed this one.

Nate Moore def. Louis Taylor Submission (Punches) 2 3:24
I picked this one.

Shamar Bailey def. John Kolosci Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
I picked this one.

Jeff Curran def. Dustin Neace Submission (Rib Injury) 1 1:39
I picked this one.

Marloes Coenen def. Roxanne Modafferi Submission (Armbar) 1 1:05
I picked this one.

Fabricio Werdum def. Antonio Silva Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
I picked this one.

Gegard Mousasi def. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou TKO (Punches) 2 3:43
I picked this one. 1 bonus for the TKO, and 1 point for the round. 2

Jake Shields def. Jason Miller Decision (Unanimous) 5 5:00
I picked this one. 1 point for the decision. 1

Fedor Emelianenko def. Brett Rogers TKO (Punches) 2 1:48
I picked this one.

Mark Miller (171) vs. Deray Davis (170.5) was cancelled.

I picked 8 out of 9 fights. 3 bonus points.
That’s 167 out of 255 fights this year. 95 bonus points total.

65.49%

Strikeforce-"Fedor vs. Rogers"

Jake Shields (184.5) vs. Jason “Mayhem” Miller (184)
Shields by decision.

Fedor Emelianenko (232) vs. Brett Rogers (264)
Emilianenko by submission round 1 rear naked choke.

Gegard Mousasi (205) vs. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou (204)
Mousasi by TKO round 2.

Antonio Silva (263) vs. Fabricio Werdum (242)
Werdum by submission round 2. armbar.

Roxanne Modafferi (140) vs. Marloes Coenen (145)
Coenen by decision.

Mark Miller (171) vs. Deray Davis (170.5)
Miller by decision.

Jeff Curran (145) vs. Dustin Neace (*149.6)
Curran by submission round 3. rear naked choke.

Shamar Bailey (170) vs. John Kolosci (171)
Bailey by submission, round 2, guillotine.

Louis Taylor (185.5) vs. Nate Moore (184)
Moore by decision.

Christian Uflacker (156) vs. Jonatas Novaes (155.5)
Novaes by decision.

UFC 104 results

Stefan Struve def. Chase Gormley Submission (Triangle Choke)1 4:04
I missed this one.

Kyle Kingsbury def. Razak Al-Hassan Decision (Split) 3 5:00
I picked this one.

Jorge Rivera def. Rob Kimmons TKO (Punches) 3 1:53
I missed this one.

Chael Sonnen def. Yushin Okami Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
I missed this one.

Patrick Barry def. Antoni Hardonk TKO (Punches) 2 2:30
I missed this one.

Ryan Bader def. Eric Schafer Decision (Unanimous)3 5:00
I picked this one. 1 bonus point for the decision. 1

Anthony Johnson def. Yoshiyuki Yoshida TKO (Punches) 1 0:41
I picked this one. 1 bonus for the TKO 1 for the round. 2

Joe Stevenson def. Spencer Fisher Submission (Elbows) 2 4:03
I picked this one.

Gleison Tibau def. Josh Neer Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
I missed this one.

Cain Velasquez def. Ben Rothwell TKO (Punches) 2 0:58
I picked this one.

Lyoto Machida def. Mauricio Rua Decision (Unanimous) 5 5:00
I picked this one.

I picked 6 out of 11 fights. 3 bonus points.
That’s 159 out of 246 fights this year. 92 bonus points total.

64.63%

UFC 104 picks

Lyoto Machida (202.5) vs. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua (204.5)
Machida by TKO round 2.

Cain Velasquez (238) vs. Ben Rothwell (265)
Velasquez by decision.

Josh Neer (156.5) vs. Gleison Tibau (157)
Neer by decision.

Spencer Fisher (155) vs. Joe Stevenson (155.5)
Stevenson by decision.

Anthony Johnson (176) vs. Yoshiyuki Yoshida (170)
Johnson by TKO round 1.

Ryan Bader (205.5) vs. Eric Schafer (205.5)
Bader by decision.

Patrick Barry (237) vs. Antoni Hardonk (249.5)
Hardonk by TKO round 2.

Yushin Okami (185) vs. Chael Sonnen (185)
Okami by decision.

Jorge Rivera (185) vs. Rob Kimmons (185)
Kimmons by TKO round 3.

Kyle Kingsbury (205.5) vs. Razak Al-Hassan (204.5)
Kingsbury by TKO round 3.

Chase Gormley (262) vs. Stefan Struve (243.5)
Gormley by TKO round 1.

WEC 43 results

Deividas Taurosevicius def. Javier Vazquez Decision (Split) 3 5:00
I missed this one.

Charlie Valencia def. Coty Wheeler Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
I picked this one. 1 bonus for the decision. 1

Eddie Wineland def. Manny Tapia Decision (Unanimous)3 5:00
I missed this one.

Mackens Semerzier def. Wagnney Fabiano Submission (Triangle Choke) 1 2:14
I missed this one.

Scott Jorgensen def. Noah Thomas TKO (Punches and Elbows) 1 3:13
I picked this one.

Anthony Njokuani def. Muhsin Corbbrey TKO (Punches) 2 1:42
I picked this one. 1 bonus for the TKO. 1

Damacio Page def. Will Campuzano Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 1 1:02
I picked this one.

Raphael Assuncao def. Yves Jabouin Decision (Split) 3 5:00
I picked this one.

Dave Jansen def. Rich Crunkilton Decision (Unanimous)3 5:00
I picked this one. 1 bonus for the decision. 1

Benson Henderson def. Donald Cerrone Decision (Unanimous) 5 5:00
I missed this one.

I picked 6 out of 10 fights. 3 bonus points.
That’s 153 out of 235 fights this year. 89 bonus points total.

65.1%

WEC 43 picks

Donald Cerrone (154.5) vs. Benson Henderson (155)
Cerrone by TKO round 2.

Rich Crunkilton (156) vs. Dave Jansen (156)
Jansen by decision.

Damacio Page (136) vs. Will Campuzano (135)
Page by decision.

Raphael Assuncao (146) vs. Yves Jabouin (146)
Assuncao by submission round 1, Anaconda choke.

Anthony Njokuani (156) vs. Muhsin Corbbrey (156)
Njokuani by TKO round 3.

Noah Thomas (136) vs. Scott Jorgensen (136)
Jorgensen by decision.

Wagnney Fabiano (145.5) vs. Mackens Semerzier (146) *
Fabiano by submission round 2. Rear naked choke.

Eddie Wineland (135.5) vs. Manny Tapia (135.5)
Tapia by TKO round 3.

Charlie Valencia (134.5) vs. Coty Wheeler (135)
Valencia by decision.

Deividas Taurosevicius (144.5) vs. Javier Vazquez (145)
Vazquez by decision.

UFC 103 results

Rafael dos Anjos def. Robert Emerson Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
I picked this one. 1 bonus for the decision. 1

Vladimir Matyushenko def. Igor Pokrajac Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
I picked this one. 1 bonus for the decision. 1

Eliot Marshall def. Jason Brilz Decision (Unanimous)3 5:00
I picked this one.

Ricky Story def. Brian Foster Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) 2 1:09
I picked this one.

Nik Lentz def. Rafaello Oliveira Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
I missed this one.

Jim Miller def. Steve Lopez TKO (Shoulder Injury)2 0:48
I picked this one. 1 bonus for the round. 1

Tomasz Drwal def. Drew McFedries Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 2 1:03
I picked this one.

Efrain Escudero def. Cole Miller TKO (Punches) 1 3:36
I missed this one.

Tyson Griffin def. Hermes Franca TKO (Punches) 2 3:26
I picked this one.

Josh Koscheck def. Frank Trigg TKO (Punches)1 1:25
I picked this one.

Paul Daley def. Martin Kampmann TKO (Punches)1 2:31
I missed this one.

Junior dos Santos def. Mirko Filipovic Submission (Punch) 3 2:00
I picked this one.

Vitor Belfort def. Rich Franklin TKO (Punches) 1 3:02
I picked this one. 1 bonus for the TKO. 1

I picked 10 out of 13 fights. 4 bonus points.
That’s 147 out of 225 fights this year. 86 bonus points total.

65.33%

UFC 103 picks

Rich Franklin (195) vs. Vitor Belfort (196.25)*
Belfort by TKO round 2.

Junior dos Santos (236) vs. Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic (226)
dos Santos TKO round 2.

Martin Kampmann (169.5) vs. Paul Daley (170)
Kampmann by TKO round 3.

Josh Koscheck (170) vs. Frank Trigg (170.25)
Koscheck by submission round 3. Rear naked choke.

Efrain Escudero (157) vs. Cole Miller (155)
Cole Miller by submission round 3. Triangle choke.

Tyson Griffin (155.5) vs. Hermes Franca (159)**
Griffin by decision.

Vladimir Matyushenko (205) vs. Igor Pokrajac (203)
Matyushenko by decision.

Nik Lentz (155) vs. Rafaello Oliveira (155.25)
Oliveira by decision.

Ricky Story (170) vs. Brian Foster (170.75)
Story by decision.

Jim Miller (154.5) vs. Steve Lopez (154.5)
Miller submission round 2. Guillotine.

Drew McFedries (185.25) vs. Tomasz Drwal (185)
Drwal TKO round 1.

Eliot Marshall (204.75) vs. Jason Brilz (205.25)
Marshall by submission round 2. Kimura

Rafael dos Anjos (155.5) vs. Robert Emerson (155.5)
dos Anjos by decision.

UFC Fight Night 19 results

Ryan Jensen def. Steve Steinbeiss Technical Submission (Guillotine Choke)1 3:56
I picked this one.

Mike Pierce def. Brock Larson Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
I missed this one.

Jeremy Stephens def. Justin Buchholz TKO (Doctor Stoppage) 1 3:32
I picked this one.

CB Dollaway def. Jay Silva Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
I picked this one.

Mike Pyle def. Chris Wilson Submission (Guillotine Choke) 3 2:15
I missed this one.

Brian Stann def. Steve Cantwell Decision (Unanimous)3 5:00
I missed this one.

Nate Quarry def. Tim Credeur Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
I picked this one.

Carlos Condit def. Jake Ellenberger Decision (Split)3 5:00
I picked this one.

Gray Maynard def. Roger Huerta Decision (Split) 3 5:00
I picked this one.

Nate Diaz def. Melvin Guillard Submission (Guillotine Choke) 2 2:13
I picked this one. 1 bonus for the submission and 1 for the guillotine choke. 2

The Stout/Nover fight was cancelled.

I picked 7 out of 10 fights. 2 bonus points.
That’s 137 out of 212 fights this year. 82 bonus points total.

64.62%

UFC Fight Night 19 picks

Nate Diaz (156) vs. Melvin Guillard (155)
Diaz by submission round 3. Guillotine choke.

Gray Maynard (155.5) vs. Roger Huerta (156)
Maynard by TKO round 3. (ground and pound).

Carlos Condit (171) vs. Jake Ellenberger (170.5)
Condit by submission in round 2. Armbar.

Nate Quarry (184) vs. Tim Credeur (186)
Quarry by TKO round 2.

Steve Cantwell (206) vs. Brian Stann (205.5)
TKO round 2.

Chris Wilson (171) vs. Mike Pyle (170)
Wilson by submission round 3. Triangle choke.

Brock Larson (171) vs. Mike Pierce (169.5)
Larson by TKO round 1.

Jay Silva (185) vs. CB Dollaway (186)
Dollaway by submission in round 2. D'arce choke.

Sam Stout (156) vs. Phillipe Nover (155.5)
Stout by decision.

Jeremy Stephens (155.5) vs. Justin Buchholz (155.5)
Stephens by decision.

Ryan Jensen (186) vs. Steve Steinbeiss (185.5)
Jensen by decision.

UFC 102 results

UFC 102 results

Evan Dunham def.Marcus Aurelio Decision (Split) 3 5:00
I missed this one.

Mark Munoz def.Nick Catone Decision (Split) 3 5:00
I picked this one. 1 bonus for the decision. 1

Todd Duffee def. Tim Hague KO (Punches) 1 0:07
I picked this one. 1 bonus for the KO and 1 for the round. 2

Michael Russow def.Justin McCully Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
I picked this one.

Gabriel Gonzaga def.Chris Tuchscherer TKO (Punches) 1 2:27
I picked this one.

Aaron Simpsondef. Ed Herman TKO (Knee Injury) 2 0:17
I missed this one.

Brandon Vera def.Krzysztof Soszynski Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
I missed this one.

Nate Marquardtdef. Demian Maia KO (Punch) 1 0:21
I picked this one.

Jake Rosholtdef. Chris Leben Technical Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) 3 1:30
I missed this one.

Thiago Silva def.Keith Jardine TKO (Punches) 1 1:35
I missed this one.

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira def.Randy Couture Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
I missed this one.

picked 5 out of 11 fights. 3 bonus points.
That’s 130 out of 202 fights this year. 80 bonus points total.

64.35%

UFC 102 picks

Randy Couture (220) vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (231)
Couture by decision.

Keith Jardine (205) vs. Thiago Silva (205)
Jardine by TKO round 3.

Chris Leben (185) vs. Jake Rosholt (185)
Leben TKO round 2.

Nate Marquardt (185) vs. Demian Maia (185)
Marquardt by decision.

Brandon Vera (205) vs. Krzysztof Soszynski (205)
Soszynski by decision.

Gabriel Gonzaga (259) vs. Chris Tuchscherer (258)
Gonzaga by submission round 3. Rear Naked Choke.

Ed Herman (185.5) vs. Aaron Simpson (185)
Herman by decision.

Michael Russow (260) vs. Justin McCully (238)
Russow by TKO round 3.

Todd Duffee (251) vs. Tim Hague (263.5)
Duffee by TKO round 1.

Mark Munoz (185.5) vs. Nick Catone (185.5)
Munoz by decision.
Marcus Aurelio (156) vs. Evan Dunham (155)
Aurelio by submission in round 1. Rear Naked Choke.

WEC 42

WEC 42 results

L.C. Davis def. Javier Vazquez Decision (Split) 3 5:00
I picked this one. 1 bonus for the decision. 1

Diego Nunes def. Rafael Dias Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
I missed this one.

Rani Yahya def. John Hosman Submission (North-South Choke) 1 2:08
I picked this one. 1 bonus for the sub. 1

Ed Ratcliff def. Phil Cardella Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
I picked this one. 1 bonus for the dec. 1

Shane Roller def. Marcus Hicks Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
I missed this one.

Cole Province def. Fredson Paixao Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
I missed this one.

Leonard Garcia def. Jameel Massouh Decision (Split) 3 5:00
I missed this one.

Takeya Mizugaki def. Jeff Curran Decision (Split) 3 5:00
I picked this one. 1 bonus for the dec. 1

Danny Castillo def. Ricardo Lamas TKO (Punches) 2 4:15
I missed this one.

Dominick Cruz def. Joseph Benavidez Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
I missed this one.

Brian Bowles def. Miguel Torres KO (Punches) 1 3:57
I missed this one.

I picked 4 out of 11 fights. 4 bonus points.
That’s 125 out of 191 fights this year. 77 bonus points total.

65.4%

WEC 42 picks

WEC 42 picks

Miguel Torres (134) vs. Brian Bowles (134)
Torres by submission, round 3. Rear naked choke.

Joseph Benavidez (135) vs. Dominick Cruz (135)
Benavidez by submission round 3. Guillotine choke.

Ricardo Lamas (155) vs. Danny Castillo (156)
Lamas by decision.

Takeya Mizugaki (135) vs. Jeff Curran (136)
Mizugaki by decision.

Leonard Garcia (145) vs. Jameel Massouh (146)
Garcia by TKO round 2.

Fredson Paixao (145) vs. Cole Province (146)
Paixao by submission round 2. Armbar.

Javier Vazquez (146) vs. L.C. Davis (145)
Davis by decision.

Marcus Hicks (159) vs. Shane Roller (156)*
Hicks by submission round 1. Guillotine.

Ed Ratcliff (155) vs. Phil Cardella (155)
Ratcliff by decision.

Rani Yahya (136) vs. John Hosman (135)
Yahya by submission round 2. Rear naked choke.

Rafael Dias (145) vs. Diego Nunes (145)
Dias by decision.

Footnote: The prelims are taking place as I type this. I haven’t seen the results yet.

UFC 101 results

UFC 101 results

Jesse Lennox def. Danillo Villefort TKO (Cut) 3 3:37
I missed this one.

George Sotiropoulos def. George Roop Submission (Kimura) 2 1:59
I picked this one.

Matt Riddle def. Dan Cramer Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
I picked this one.

Alessio Sakara def. Thales Leites Decision (Split) 3 5:00
I missed this one.

John Howard def. Tamdan McCrory Decision (Split) 3 5:00
I missed this one.

Kurt Pellegrino def. Josh Neer Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
I missed this one.

Ricardo Almeida def. Kendall Grove Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
I missed this one.

Johny Hendricks def. Amir Sadollah TKO (Punches) 1 0:29
I missed this one.

Aaron Riley def. Shane Nelson Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
I picked this one.

Anderson Silva def. Forrest Griffin KO (Punch) 1 3:23
I picked this one. 1 bonus point for the KO. 1

B.J. Penn def. Kenny Florian Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 4 3:54
I picked this one. 1 bonus for the submission. 1 bonus for the rear naked choke. 2

I picked 5 out of 11 fights. 3 bonus points.
That’s 121 out of 180 fights this year. 73 bonus points total.

67.2%

UFC 101 picks

UFC 101 picks

B.J. Penn (155) vs. Kenny Florian (155)
Penn by submission in round 3. Rear Naked Choke.

Anderson Silva (205) vs. Forrest Griffin (205)
Silva by TKO round 3.

Amir Sadollah (166.5) vs. Johny Hendricks (171)
Sadollah by submission round 2. Armbar.

Kendall Grove (185.5) vs. Ricardo Almeida (185)
Grove by decision.

Kurt Pellegrino (154.5) vs. Josh Neer (155.5)
Neer by decision.

Shane Nelson (156) vs. Aaron Riley (154)
Riley decision.

Tamdan McCrory (170) vs. John Howard (169.5)
McCrory by submission in round 2. Armbar.

Thales Leites (185) vs. Alessio Sakara (185.5)
Leites by submission in round 1. Rear Naked Choke.

Matt Riddle (170) vs. Dan Cramer (169.5)
Riddle by TKO round 3.

George Sotiropoulos (155) vs. George Roop (154)
Sotiropoulos by TKO round 1.

Jesse Lennox (171) vs. Danillo Villefort (170.25)
Villefort by submission in round 2. Guillotine.

UFC 100 results

Shannon Gugerty def. Matt Grice Submission (Guillotine Choke) 1 2:36
I picked this one.

Tom Lawlor def. CB Dollaway Submission (Guillotine Choke) 1 0:55
I missed this one.

Dong Hyun Kim def. T.J. Grant Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
I picked this one. 1 bonus point for the decision. 1

Jon Jones def. Jake O'Brien Submission (Guillotine Choke) 2 2:43
I picked this one.

Jim Miller def. Mac Danzig Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
I missed this one.

Mark Coleman def. Stephan Bonnar Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
I missed this one.

Yoshihiro Akiyama def. Alan Belcher Decision (Split) 3 5:00
I picked this one.

Dan Henderson def. Michael Bisping KO (Punch) 2 3:20
I picked this one.

Georges St. Pierre def. Thiago Alves Decision (Unanimous) 5 5:00
I picked this one. 1 bonus for the decision. 1

Brock Lesnar def. Frank Mir TKO (Punches) 2 1:48
I picked this one. 1 bonus for the TKO and 1 for the round. 2

Jon Fitch def. Paulo Thiago Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
I picked this one.

I picked 8 out of 11 fights. 4 bonus points.
That’s 116 out of 169 fights this year. 70 bonus points total.

68.6%

UFC 100 picks

UFC 100 picks

Brock Lesnar (265) vs. Frank Mir (245)
Lesnar by TKO round 2.

Georges St. Pierre (170) vs. Thiago Alves (170)
GSP by decision.

Jon Fitch (170) vs. Paulo Thiago (170)
Fitch by TKO round 2.

Dan Henderson (185) vs. Michael Bisping (186)
Henderson by decision.

Yoshihiro Akiyama (185) vs. Alan Belcher (186)
Akiyama by submission round 2. Rear naked choke.

Mark Coleman (205) vs. Stephan Bonnar (205)
Bonnar by TKO round 3.

Mac Danzig (154) vs. Jim Miller (155)
Danzig by decision.

Jon Jones (206) vs. Jake O'Brien (206)
Jones by decision.

Dong Hyun Kim (171) vs. T.J. Grant (170)
Kim by decision.

CB Dollaway (186) vs. Tom Lawlor (184)
Dollaway by submission round 1. Peruvian necktie.

Matt Grice (155) vs. Shannon Gugerty (156)
Gugerty by decision.

TUF 9 results

Jason Dent def. Cameron Dollar Submission (Anaconda Choke) 1 4:46
I missed this one.

Nick Osipczak def. Frank Lester Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 1 3:40
I picked this one.

Tomasz Drwal def. Mike Ciesnolevicz TKO (Knee and Punches) 1 4:48
I missed this one.

Brad Blackburn def. Edgar Garcia Decision (Split) 3 5:00
I picked this one. 1 bonus point for the decision. 1

Melvin Guillard def. Gleison Tibau Decision (Split) 3 5:00
I missed this one.

Joe Stevenson def. Nate Diaz Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
I missed this one.

Ross Pearson def. Andre Winner Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
I missed this one.

Chris Lytle def. Kevin Burns Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
I picked this one. 1 bonus for the decision. 1

James Wilks def. Damarques Johnson Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 1 4:54
I missed this one.

Diego Sanchez def. Clay Guida Decision (Split) 3 5:00
I picked this one. 1 bonus for the decision. 1

I picked 4 out of 10 fights. 3 bonus points.
That’s 108 out of 158 fights this year. 66 bonus points total.

68.3%

TUF 9 Finale picks

TUF 9 Finale picks

Diego Sanchez (156) vs. Clay Guida (155)
Sanchez by decision.

Damarques Johnson (170) vs. James Wilks (171)
Johnson by TKO round 2.

Chris Lytle (170) vs. Kevin Burns (171)
Lytle by decision.

Ross Pearson (156) vs. Andre Winner (155)
Winner by submission round 3. Rear Naked Choke.

Joe Stevenson (155) vs. Nate Diaz (156)
Diaz by submission round 3. Triangle choke.

Melvin Guillard (155) vs. Gleison Tibau (155)
Tibau by submission round 2. Guillotine choke.

Brad Blackburn (170) vs. Edgar Garcia (171)
Blackburn by decision.

Mike Ciesnolevicz (208) vs. Tomasz Drwal (205)
Ciesnolevicz by submission. Guillotine choke.

Nicholas Osipczak (170) vs. Frank Lester (170)
Osipczak by decision.

Jason Dent (155) vs. Cameron Dollar (154)
Dollar by decision.

UFC 99 results

John Hathaway def. Ricky Story Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
I picked this one.

Stefan Struve def. Denis Stojnic Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 2 2:37
I picked this one.

Paul Kelly def. Roli Delgado Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
I picked this one.

Paul Taylor def. Peter Sobotta Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
I picked this one. 1 bonus point for the decision. 1

Dennis Siver def. Dale Hartt Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 1 3:23
I picked this one.

Terry Etim def. Justin Buchholz Submission (Brabo Choke) 2 2:38
I picked this one. 1 bonus for the sub and 1 for the round. 2

Dan Hardy def. Marcus Davis Decision (Split) 3 5:00
I missed this one.

Spencer Fisher def. Caol Uno Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
I picked this one. 1 bonus for the decision. 1

Mike Swick def. Ben Saunders TKO (Punches) 2 3:47
I picked this one.

Mirko Filipovic def. Mustapha al Turk TKO (Punches) 1 3:06
I picked this one. 1 bonus for the TKO. 1

Cain Velasquez def. Cheick Kongo Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
I picked this one.

Rich Franklin def. Wanderlei Silva Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
I picked this one. 1 bonus for the decision.

I picked 11 out of 12 fights. 6 bonus points.
That’s 104 out of 148 fights this year. 63 bonus points total.

70.2%

UFC 99 picks

UFC 99 picks

Main Card:

Rich Franklin (194) vs. Wanderlei Silva (194)
Franklin by decision.

Cain Velasquez (239) vs. Cheick Kongo (230)
Velasquez by tko round 2.

Mike Swick (169) vs. Ben Saunders (169)
Swick by decision.

Dan Hardy (170) vs. Marcus Davis (171)
Davis by decision.

Spencer Fisher (154) vs. Caol Uno (155)
Fisher by decision.

Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic (233) vs. Mustapha al Turk (236)
Cro Cop by TKO round 2.

Prelims:

Terry Etim (156) vs. Justin Buchholz (155)
Etim by submission round 2. Armbar

Dale Hartt (156) vs. Dennis Siver (156)
Siver by TKO round 3.

Paul Taylor (169) vs. Peter Sobotta (169)
Taylor by decision.

Paul Kelly (156) vs. Roli Delgado (155)
Kelly by TKO round 2.

Stefan Struve (248) vs. Denis Stojnic (241)
Struve by TKO round 3.

John Hathaway (170) vs. Ricky Story (169)
Hathaway by submission round 1. Rear-Naked Choke.

WEC 41 results

WEC 41 results

Seth Dikun def. Rolando Perez Submission (Flying Triangle Choke) 1 2:30
I missed this one.

Frank Gomez def. Noah Thomas Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) 2 3:12
I picked this one. 2 bonus points for the round and submission. 2

Antonio Banuelos def. Scott Jorgensen Decision (Split) 3 5:00
I picked this one. 1 bonus for the decision. 1

Anthony Pettis def. Mike Campbell Submission (Triangle Choke) 1 1:49
I missed this one.

Rafael Rebello def. Kyle Dietz Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 1 1:55
I missed this one.

Manny Gamburyan def. John Franchi Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
I picked this one.

Josh Grispi def. Jens Pulver Submission (Guillotine Choke) 1 0:33
I picked this one. 2 bonus points. 1 for the submission, 1 for the guillotine. 2

Donald Cerrone def. James Krause Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 1 4:38
I picked this one.

Jose Aldo def. Cub Swanson TKO (Flying Knee and Punches) 1 0:08
I picked this one. 2 bonus points. 1 for the ko and 1 for the round. 2

Mike Thomas Brown def. Urijah Faber Decision (Unanimous) 5 5:00
I picked this one.

I picked 7 out of 10 fights. 7 bonus points.
That’s 93 out of 136 fights this year. 57 bonus points total.

68.38%

WEC 41 picks

WEC 41: Brown vs. Faber 2 picks
Sunday, June 7
Arco Arena
Sacramento, Calif.

WEC Featherweight Championship
Mike Thomas Brown (143.5) vs. Urijah Faber (143.5)
Brown TKO round 1.

Jose Aldo (144.5) vs. Cub Swanson (144)
Aldo TKO round 1.

Donald Cerrone (155) vs. James Krause (155)
Cerrone TKO round 3.

Jens Pulver (144) vs. Josh Grispi (145.5)
Grispi by submission round 3. Guillotine choke.

Manny Gamburyan (144) vs. John Franchi (145.5)
Gamburyan by submission round 3. Guillotine choke.

Rafael Rebello (134.5) vs. Kyle Dietz (134)
Dietz by decision.

Mike Campbell (155) vs. Anthony Pettis (156)
Campbell by TKO round 1.

Scott Jorgensen (134) vs. Antonio Banuelos (135.5)
Banuelos by decision.

Noah Thomas (134.5) vs. Frank Gomez (137.5)
Gomez by submission. Armbar round 2.

Rolando Perez (135.5) vs. Seth Dikun (136)
Perez by submission. Round 3. Rear Naked Choke.

UFC 98 results

UFC 98 results

George Roop def. David Kaplan Decision (Split) 3 5:00
I missed this one.

Yoshiyuki Yoshida def. Brandon Wolff Submission (Guillotine Choke) 1 2:24
I got this one. 2 bonus points. 1 for the round and 1 for submission.

Krzysztof Soszynski def. Andre Gusmao KO (Punches) 1 3:17
I missed this one.

Kyle Bradley def. Phillipe Nover TKO (Punches) 1 1:03
I missed this one.

Tim Hague def. Patrick Barry Submission (Guillotine Choke) 1 1:42
I missed this one.

Brock Larson def. Mike Pyle Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) 1 3:06
I missed this one.

Frankie Edgar def. Sean Sherk Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
I missed this one.

Chael Sonnen def. Dan Miller Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
I missed this one.

Drew McFedries def. Xavier Foupa-Pokam TKO (Punches) 1 0:37
I missed this one.

Matt Hughes def. Matt Serra Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
I picked this one.

Lyoto Machida def. Rashad Evans KO (Punches) 2 3:57
I picked this one. 1 bonus for the KO.

I picked 3 out of 11 fights. 3 bonus points.
That’s 84 out of 126 fights this year. 50 bonus points total.

66.6%

UFC 98 picks

UFC 98 picks

Rashad Evans (205) vs. Lyoto Machida (204)
Machida by TKO round 4.

Matt Hughes (170) vs. Matt Serra (171)
Hughes by decision.

Dan Miller (185) vs. Chael Sonnen (186)
Miller by TKO round 2.

Sean Sherk (156) vs. Frankie Edgar (155)
Sherk by decision.

Drew McFedries (185) vs. Xavier Foupa-Pokam (186)
Foupa-Pokam by submission in 2nd. Guillotine.

Mike Pyle (173) vs. Brock Larson (171)
Pyle by decision.

Patrick Barry (237) vs. Tim Hague (263)
Barry TKO round 2.

Phillipe Nover (156) vs. Kyle Bradley (156)
Nover by submission round 1 rear-naked choke.

Andre Gusmao (206) vs. Krzysztof Soszynski (206)
Gusmao by submission round 2 armbar.

Yoshiyuki Yoshida (171) vs. Brandon Wolff (170)
Yoshida by submission round 1. Rear-naked choke.

David Kaplan (156) vs. George Roop (154)
Kaplan by decision.

UFC 97-Redemption results

UFC 97 results

Eliot Marshall def. Vinny Magalhaes by decision.
I picked this one.

T.J. Grant def. Ryo Chonan by split decision.
I missed this one.

Mark Bocek def. David Bielkheden by submission. Rear-Naked Choke. Round 1, 4:57.
I picked this one. 1 bonus for the finish. 1

Ed Herman def. David Loiseau by decision.
I picked this one.

Nate Quarry def. Jason MacDonald. TKO, round 1, 2:27.
I missed this one.

Denis Kang def. Xavier Foupa-Pokam by decision.
I picked this one.

Luis Arthur Cane def. Steve Cantwell by decision.
I picked this one.

Cheick Kongo def. Antoni Hardonk by TKO in round 2, 2:29.
I picked this one.

Krzysztof Soszynski def. Brian Stann by submission in round 1, Kimura, 3:53.
I picked this one. 1 bonus for the finish and 1 for the round. 2

Mauricio Rua def. Chuck Liddell by TKO, round 1, 4:28.
I missed this one.

Sam Stout def.. Matt Wiman by decision.
I missed this one.

Anderson Silva def. Thales Leites by decision.
I picked this one.

I picked 8 out of 12 fights. 3 bonus fights.
I have picked 81 out of 115 fights this year. 47 points total.

70.4%

UFC 97-Redemption

Anderson Silva (182) vs. Thales Leites (185)
Silva by KO round 2.

Chuck Liddell (206) vs. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua (206)
Liddell by decision.

Cheick Kongo (232) vs. Antoni Hardonk (249)
Kongo by decision.

Luis Arthur Cane (206) vs. Steve Cantwell (205)
Cane TKO round 3.

Brian Stann (206) vs. Krzysztof Soszynski (204)
Soszynski by submission round 1. Guillotine.

Eliot Marshall (205) vs. Vinny Magalhaes (204)
Marshall TKO round 2.

Denis Kang (185) vs. Xavier Foupa-Pokam (185)
Kang by submission round 1. Guillotine.

Jason MacDonald (186) vs. Nate Quarry (186)
MacDonald by submission round 2. Rear-naked choke.

Ed Herman (186) vs. David Loiseau (185)
Herman by decision.

Mark Bocek (154) vs. David Bielkheden (157)
Bocek by submission round 3. Arm bar.

T.J. Grant (169) vs. Ryo Chonan (171)
Chonan TKO round 1.

Sam Stout (155) vs. Matt Wiman (155)
Wiman by decision.

WEC 40 results

Rafael Dias def. Mike Budnik Decision (Unanimous) round 3 5:00
I missed this one.

Akitoshi Tamura def. Manny Tapia Decision (Unanimous) round 3 5:00
I picked this one.

Rani Yahya def. Eddie Wineland Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) round 1 1:07
I picked this one. 1 bonus for the finish and 1 for the sub. 2

Wagnney Fabiano def. Fredson Paixao Decision (Unanimous) round 3 5:00
I picked this one.

Dominick Cruz def. Ivan Lopez Technical Decision (Unanimous) round 3 3:24
I picked this one.

Anthony Njokuani def. Bart Palaszewski TKO (Punches) round 2 0:27
I picked this one.

Rafael Assuncao def. Jameel Massouh Decision (Unanimous) round 3 5:00
I picked this one.

Ben Henderson def. Shane Roller TKO (Punches) round 1 1:41
I picked this one.

Joseph Benavidez def. Jeff Curran Decision (Unanimous) round 3 5:00
I picked this one. 1 bonus for the decision. 1

Miguel Torres def. Takeya Mizugaki Decision (Unanimous) round 5 5:00
I picked this one.

I picked 9 out of 10. 3 bonus points.

I have picked 73 out of 103 fights so far this year. 44 bonus points.

70.8%

WEC 40 picks

WEC 40: Torres vs. Mizugaki picks
Sunday, April 5
UIC Pavilion
Chicago

WEC Bantamweight Championship
Miguel Torres (135) vs. Takeya Mizugaki (135)
Torres by submission round 2. Guillotine choke.

Jeff Curran (135) vs. Joseph Benavidez (134)
Benavidez by decision.

Benson Henderson (156) vs. Shane Roller (156)
Henderson by submission. Round 2. Guillotine choke.

Rafael Assuncao (145.5) vs. Jameel Massouh (146)
Assuncao by submission round 1. Rear naked choke.

Anthony Njokuani (156) vs. Bart Palaszewski (155)
Njokuani by decision.

Dominick Cruz (135) vs. Ivan Lopez (134.5)
Cruz by decision.

Wagnney Fabiano (146) vs. Fredson Paixao (144)
Fabiano by submission round 1. Rear Naked choke.

Eddie Wineland (135) vs. Rani Yahya (136)
Yahya by submission round 3. Rear naked Choke.

Manny Tapia (135.5) vs. Akitoshi Tamura (135.5)
Tamura by TKO round 3.

Rafael Dias (145) vs. Mike Budnik (149)
Budnik by submission round 1. Guillotine.

UFC Fight Night 18 results

Thank you Sherdog.com

Aaron Simpson def. Tim McKenzie TKO (Punches) 1 1:40
I picked this one. 1 bonus for the TKO.

Rob Kimmons def. Joe Vedepo Technical Submission (Guillotine Choke) 1 1:54
I picked this one.

Jorge Rivera def. Nissen Osterneck Decision (Split) 3 5:00
I picked this one. 1 bonus for the decision.

Tim Credeur def. Nick Catone Submission (Guillotine Choke) 2 3:45
I picked this one. 1 bonus for the submission.

Brock Larson def. Jesse Sanders Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 1 2:01
I picked this one. 1 bonus for the round.

Ricardo Almeida def. Matt Horwich Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
I picked this one.

Gleison Tibau def. Jeremy Stephens Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
I picked this one.

Cole Miller def. Junie Allen Browning Submission (Guillotine Choke) 1 1:58
I picked this one. 1 bonus for the submission.

Tyson Griffin def. Rafael dos Anjos Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
I picked this one. 1 point for the decision.

Ryan Bader def. Carmelo Marrero Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
I picked this one.

Martin Kampmann def. Carlos Condit Decision (Split) 3 5:00
I picked this one.


I picked 11 out of 11 fights. I picked them all right this time! It’ll do wonders for my average!
6 bonus points.
I have picked 64 out of 93 fights so far this year. 41 bonus points total.

68.8%

UFC Fight Night Apr. 1 picks

UFC Fight Night picks
April 1, 2009

Carlos Condit (170.5) vs. Martin Kampmann (170)
Kampmann by submission round 3. Rear Naked Choke.

Ryan Bader (206) vs. Carmelo Marrero (205)
Bader TKO round 2.

Tyson Griffin (156) vs. Rafael dos Anjos (156)
Griffin by decision.

Cole Miller (156) vs. Junie Allen Browning (156)
Miller by submission in round 2. Triangle choke.

Gleison Tibau (156.5) vs. Jeremy Stephens (158)
Tibau by decision in round 3. Arm Bar.

Ricardo Almeida (185.5) vs. Matt Horwich (185)
Almeida by submission round 2. Arm bar.

Brock Larson (171) vs. Jesse Sanders (171)
Larson by TKO round 1.

Tim Credeur (186) vs. Nick Catone (186)
Credeur by submission round 1. Armbar.

Jorge Rivera (185) vs. Nissen Osterneck (186)
Rivera by decision.

Rob Kimmons (185) vs. Joe Vedepo (184)
Kimmons by decision.

Tim McKenzie (184.5) vs. Aaron Simpson (186)
Simpson by TKO.

* Steve Steinbeiss (186) vs. Ryan Jensen (186)
Jensen by TKO.

UFC 96 Results

UFC 96 results

Quinton Jackson (205) vs. Keith Jardine (204)
Jackson by decision.
I picked this one. 1 bonus for the decision.

Gabriel Gonzaga (257.5) vs. Shane Carwin (259.5)
Carwin by KO round 1.
I picked this one. 1 bonus for the KO and 1 for the round.

Matt Hamill (205) vs. Mark Munoz (204.5)
Hamill by KO round 1.
I picked this one.

Pete Sell (170) vs. Matt Brown (170.5)
Brown by TKO round 1.
I missed this one.

Gray Maynard (155) vs. Jim Miller (154.5)
Maynard by decision.
I picked this one. 1 bonus point for the decision.

Tamdan McCrory (170) vs. Ryan Madigan (169)
McCrory by TKO round 1.
I picked this one.

Kendall Grove (185) vs. Jason Day (184.5)
Grove by TKO in round 1.
I picked this one.

Tim Boetsch (205) vs. Jason Brilz (204)
Brils by decision.
I missed this one.

Brandon Vera (205) vs. Michael Patt (204.5)
Vera by referee stoppage in round 2.
I picked this one. 1 bonus point for picking the round.

Aaron Riley (155) vs. Shane Nelson (155)
Nelson by TKO in round 1.
I missed this one.

I picked 7 out of 10 fights. 5 bonus points.
I have picked 53 out of 82 fights so far this year. 35 bonus points total.

64.6%

UFC 96 Picks

UFC 96 picks

Quinton Jackson (205) vs. Keith Jardine (204)
Jackson by decision.

Gabriel Gonzaga (257.5) vs. Shane Carwin (259.5)
Carwin by KO round 1.

Matt Hamill (205) vs. Mark Munoz (204.5)
Hamill by decision.

Pete Sell (170) vs. Matt Brown (170.5)
Sell by decision.

Gray Maynard (155) vs. Jim Miller (154.5)
Maynard by decision.

Tamdan McCrory (170) vs. Ryan Madigan (169)
McCrory by submission round 2.

Kendall Grove (185) vs. Jason Day (184.5)
Grove by decision.

Tim Boetsch (205) vs. Jason Brilz (204)
Boetsch by KO round 1.

Brandon Vera (205) vs. Michael Patt (204.5)
Vera by KO round 2.

Aaron Riley (155) vs. Shane Nelson (155)
Riley by KO round 1.

WEC: Brown vs. Garcia results

WEC Brown vs. Garcia results
March 1st 2009

170lbs.- Justin Haskins 4-2-0 vs. Mike Pierce 6-2-0
Pierce TKO round 3.
I picked this one. I picked round 3, too. 1 bonus point.

155lbs.- Mike Budnik 8-1-0 vs. John Franchi 4-0-0
Franchi by split decision.
I picked this one.

155lbs.- Alex Karalexis 9-4-0 vs. Greg McIntyre 5-3-0
Karalexis TKO round 1.
I picked this one.

135lbs.- Kenji Osawa 14-8-2 vs. Raphael Rebello 5-2-0
Osawa wins by split decision.
I picked this one.

170lbs.- Johny Hendricks 4-0-0 vs. Alex Serdyukov 12-4-0
Hendricks wins by unanimous decision.
I picked this one.

135lbs.- Marcos Galvao 9-2-1 vs. Demacio Page 10-4-0
Page wins by KO round 1.
I missed this one.

155lbs.- Danny Castillo 6-1-0 vs. Phil Cardella 12-2-0
Castillo wins a split decision.
I picked this one.

155lbs.- Rob McCullough 16-5-0 vs. Marcus Hicks 8-1-0
McCullough wins by decision.
I missed this one.

145lbs.- Jose Aldo 13-1-0 vs. Chris Mickle 31-11-2
Aldo wins by TKO round 1.
I picked this one. 1 bonus for the TKO and 1 for the round.

155lbs.- Bart Palaszewski 30-11-0 vs. Richardo Lamas 5-0-0
Lamas wins by unanimous decision.
I missed this one.

145lbs. Mike Brown 20-4-0 vs. Leonard Garcia 16-3-0
Brown wins by submission in round 1.
I picked this one.

I picked 8 out of 11 fights. 3 bonus points.
I’ve picked 46 out of 72 fights so far this year. 30 bonus points total.

63.88%

WEC: Brown vs. Garcia picks

WEC Brown vs. Garcia picks
March 1st 2009

170lbs.- Justin Haskins 4-2-0 vs. Mike Pierce 6-2-0
Pierce by submission round 3. Rear naked choke

155lbs.- Mike Budnik 8-1-0 vs. John Franchi 4-0-0
Franchi by TKO round 2.

155lbs.- Alex Karalexis 9-4-0 vs. Greg McIntyre 5-3-0
Karalexis by decision.

135lbs.- Kenji Osawa 14-8-2 vs. Raphael Rebello 5-2-0
Osawa by submission round 2. Rear naked choke

170lbs.- Johny Hendricks 4-0-0 vs. Alex Serdyukov 12-4-0
Hendricks TKO round 1.

135lbs.- Marcos Galvao 9-2-1 vs. Demacio Page 10-4-0
Galvao by decision.

155lbs.- Danny Castillo 6-1-0 vs. Phil Cardella 12-2-0
Castillo TKO round 1.

155lbs.- Rob McCullough 16-5-0 vs. Marcus Hicks 8-1-0
Hicks by submission round 3. Guillotine choke

145lbs.- Jose Aldo 13-1-0 vs. Chris Mickle 31-11-2
Aldo TKO round 1.

155lbs.- Bart Palaszewski 30-11-0 vs. Richardo Lamas 5-0-0
Palaszewski TKO round 2.

145lbs. Mike Brown 20-4-0 vs. Leonard Garcia 16-3-0
Brown by TKO round 3.

UFC 95 results

UFC 95 results

Thanks again to Bloodyelbow.com for the results.

Diego Sanchez def. Joe Stevenson via Decision (Unanimous)
I picked this one.

Dan Hardy def. Rory Markham via KO (Punch) at 1:09 of Round 1
I picked this one. 1 bonus for the KO.

Nate Marquardt def. Wilson Gouveia via TKO (Strikes) at 3:10 of Round 3
I picked this one. 1 point for the TKO and 1 point for the round.

Demian Maia def. Chael Sonnen via Submission (Triangle Choke) at 2:37 of Round 1
I picked this one. 1 point for the submission.

Paulo Thiago def. Josh Koscheck via KO (Punch) at 3:29 of Round 1
I missed this one.

Terry Etim def. Brian Cobb via TKO (Strikes) at 0:10 of Round 2
I picked this one. 1 point for the TKO.

Junior Dos Santos def. Stefan Struve via TKO (Strikes) at 0:54 of Round 1
I picked this one. 1 point for the TKO and 1 for the round.

Evan Dunham def. Per Eklund via TKO (Strikes) at 2:13 of Round 1
I picked this one. 1 point for the TKO.

Mike Ciesnolevicz def. Neil Grove via Submission (Heel Hook) at 1:03 of Round 1
I missed this one.

Paul Kelly def. Troy Mandaloniz via Decision (Unanimous)
I picked this one.

I picked 8 out of 10 fights. 8 bonus points.
I’ve picked 38 out of 61 fights so far this year. 27 bonus points total.

62.3%.

Quinton Jackson and Keith Jardine in 2 weeks.

UFC 95 Picks

UFC 95 picks

170lbs.- Paul Kelly 8-1-0 vs. Troy Mandaloniz 3-1-0
Kelly TKO round 1.

155lbs.- Per Eklund 15-3-1 vs. Evan Dunham 7-0-0
Dunham TKO round 2.

Hvwt- Mike Ciesnolevicz 17-3-1 vs. Neil Grove 7-1-0
Grove TKO round 1.

Hvwt- Junior De Santos 7-1-0 vs. Stephan Struve 20-2-0
De Santos TKO round 1.

155lbs.- Terry Etim 11-2-0 vs. Brian Cobb 15-4-0
Etim by TKO round 3.

170lbs.- Josh Koscheck 14-3-0 vs. Paulo Thiago 10-0-0
Koscheck TKO round 2.

185lbs.- Demien Maia 10-0-0 vs. Chael Sonnen 23-9-1
Maia submission 3rd round, armbar.

185lbs.- Nate Marquart 30-8-2 vs. Wilson Goveia 12-5-0
Marquart TKO round 3.

170lbs.- Dan Hardy 20-6-1 vs. Rory Markham 16-4-0
Hardy TKO round 3.

155lbs.- Joe Stevenson 34-9-0 vs. Diego Sanchez 21-2-0
Sanchez by submission round 2 rear naked choke.

UFC Fight Night Feb.7 Results

UFC Fight Night results
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Thank you Bloodyelbow.com for the results.

Matt Riddle def. Steve Bruno via Unanimous Decision (29-28 x 3)
I missed this one.

Nick Catone def. Derek Downey via Submission (Keylock) at 1:15 of Round 2
I got this one. I picked the round, too. 1 bonus point.

Gleison Tibau def. Rich Clementi via Submission (Guillotine Choke) at 4:35 of Round 1
I missed this one.

Matt Veach def. Matt Grice via TKO (Strikes) at 4:34 of Round 1
I missed this one.

Dan Miller def. Jake Rosholt via Submission (Guillotine Choke) at 1:03 of Round 1
I got this one.

Kurt Pellegrino def. Robert Emerson via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 3:14 of Round 2
I got this one. 1 bonus point for the submission.

Anthony Johnson def. Luigi Fioravanti via TKO (Strikes) at 4:39 of Round 1
I got this one. 1 bonus point for the TKO.

Josh Neer def. Mac Danzig via Submission (Triangle Choke) at 3:36 of Round 2
I missed this one.

Cain Velasquez def. Denis Stojnic via TKO (Strikes) at 2:34 of Round 2
I got this one. 1 bonus point for the TKO.

Joe Lauzon def. Jeremy Stephens via Submission (Armbar) at 4:43 of Round 2
I got this one.

I picked 6 out of 10 fights. 4 bonus points.
I’ve picked 30 out of 51 fights, year to date. 19 bonus points total.
58.8%.

Joe Stevenson vs. Diego Sanchez in a couple weeks.
In the meantime, Sherdog.com is streaming some fights on Friday. Ken Shamrock is fighting. And so is Tank Abbott. Too bad it’s not each other.

UFC Fight Night Feb.7 Picks

UFC Fight Night Picks
Saturday, February 7, 2009

170lbs.- Matt Riddle1-0-0 VS Steve Bruno 13-4-0
Bruno by sub round 2. Rear naked choke

185lbs.- Nick Catone 6-0-0 VS Derek Downey 10-3-0
Catone by TKO, round 2.

155lbs.- Rich Clementi 40-13-1 VS Gleison Tibau 27-5-0
Clementi by decision.

155lbs.- Matt Grice 10-1-0 VS Matt Veach 10-0-0
Grice by decision.

185lbs.- Jake Rosholt 5-0-0 VS Dan Miller 11-1-1
Miller by decision.

155lbs.- Rob Emerson 10-6-1 VS Kurt Pellegrino 18-4-0
Pellegrino by sub, round 3. Armbar.

170lbs.- Anthony Johnson 6-2-0 VS Luigi Fioravanti (171)
Johnson TKO round 2.

Hwt- Denis Stojnic 12-1-0 VS Cain Velasquez 4-0-0
Velasquez KO round 1.

155lbs.- Josh Neer 24-7-1 VS Mac Danzig 19-5-1
Danzig by decision.

155lbs.- Jeremy Stephens 16-3-0 VS Joe Lauzon 16-4-0
Lauzon by decision.

UFC 94 Results

Thanks again to Bloodyelbow.com for the results.

UFC 94: St. Pierre vs. Penn 2 Results
January 31, 2009

Under Card

Dan Cramer d. Matt Arroyo Decision (Split) 3 5:00
I missed this one.

Jake O'Brien d. Christian Wellisch Decision (Split) 3 5:00
I picked this one. 1 bonus for the decisison.

John Howard d. Chris Wilson Decision (Split) 3 5:00
I missed this one.

Thiago Tavares d. Manny Gamburyan Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
I missed this one.

Jon Fitch d. Akihiro Gono Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
I picked this one.

Main Card

Clay Guida d. Nathan Diaz Decision (Split) 3 5:00
I missed this one.

Karo Parisyan d. Dong Hyun Kim Decision (Split) 3 5:00
I missed this one.

Jon Jones d. Stephan Bonnar Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
I missed this one.

Lyoto Machida d. Thiago Silva KO (Punches) 1 4:59
I picked this one. 1 point for the KO.

Main Event

Georges St. Pierre d. B.J. Penn TKO (Corner Stoppage) 4 5:00
I missed this one.

I picked 3 out of 10 fights. Not good. 2 bonus points.

I haven’t heard any results on fight of the night, ko of the night, and sub of the night. I won’t count any of that.

Over all, I’ve picked 24 out of 41 fights. That’s 58.5%. Not doing so good on my picks. Suck.

15 bonus points total.

UFC Fight Night live on Spike next Saturday.

UFC 94 Picks

UFC 94: St. Pierre vs. Penn 2 Picks
January 31, 2009

Under Card

170lbs.- Matt Arroyo 3-2-0 vs. Dan Cramer 0-0-0
Arroyo by submission in round 1. Armbar. Arroyo has a solid ground game and Cramer doesn’t have any professional MMA fights. Not much more to say.

205lbs.- Jake O’Brien 10-2-0 vs. Christian Wellisch 9-3-0
O’Brien by decision. Even though O’Brien will be lighter after making the cut from Heavyweight, He’ll do what he always does. He’ll use his superior wrestling, take Wellisch down and lay on him for 3 rounds.

170lbs.- Chris Wilson 13-4-1 vs. John Howard 10-4-0
Wilson by decision. Wilson is a strong wrestler who trains with Team Quest here in Portland. I have to cheer for the hometown guy.

155lbs.- Manny Gamburyan 10-4-0 vs. Thiago Tavares 17-3-0
Gamburyan by decision. I would rather see Tavares win, but I think Gamburyian will pull an O’Brien. He’ll use his strength, pull him down and grind it out.

170lbs.- John Fitch 21-3-0 vs. Akihiro Gono 28-13-7
Fitch by submission in round 3. Rear naked choke. It’s John Fitch. He’s too good to be on the undercard.

Main Card

155lbs.- Nate Diaz 10-2-0 vs. Clay Guida 24-6-0
Diaz by submission in round 3. Triangle choke. This will be the fight of the night. Guida always gets fight of the night. His cardio is excellent. Diaz is tough and has an awkward but effective style.

170lbs.- Karo Parysian 26-5-0 vs. Dong Hyun Kim 11-0-1
Kim by decision. I’d love to see Parysian win, but it’s just a matter of who has looked good lately. Both have great judo.

205lbs.- Stephan Bonner 14-4-0 vs. Jon Jones 7-0-0
Bonner by TKO round 2.

205lbs.- Lyoto Machida 13-0-0 vs. Thiago Silva 13-0-0
Machida TKO round 3.

Main Event

170lbs.- Georges St. Pierre 17-2-0 vs. BJ Penn 13-4-1
Penn TKO round 3. This is a huge fight. A very tough one to pick. I keep going back and forth in my head, and I’ll probably change my mind 3 or 4 more times before the fight takes place. I’ll take the ballsier pick and take BJ. GSP will probably win, though. My official pick is BJ.

Fight of the night goes to Diaz vs. Guida
Knock-out of the night goes to Machida
Submission of the night goes to Arroyo

Clearing a few things up.

I need to fix a few things I've posted about.

I said that Jay Hieron would wrestle his opponent and lay on him. Hieron is more of a striker. I think I confused him with another IFL fighter. Sorry.

I'm still not a fan of Jamie Varner, but I was a little hard on him. I still think he acted a bit at the end his fight with Donald Cerone. After hearing an interview with him, Varner is a little beat up. He broke a hand and a foot. He may need surgery on his eye. Varner is still a good fighter, I hope he makes a quick recovery, and I'd love to see him fight Cerone again.

There.

WEC:Varner vs. Cerone results

WEC 38: Varner vs. Cerone
January 25, 2009

Under Card

135lbs- Charlie Valencia vs. Seth Dikun
Valkencia by unanimous decision.
I picked this one. I like Valencia. Glad to hear he won.

170lbs- Blas Avena vs. Jesse Lennox
Lennox KO in round 2.
I missed this one.

135lbs- Scott Jorgensen vs. Frank Gomez
Jorgensen by submission, round one, guillotine.
I missed this one. I don’t mind, though. Jorgensen is from Boise, Idaho. I lived there for a few years, and it’s home in a lot of ways. I’m excited to see a guy from Boise fighting in the WEC.

145lbs- Dominic Cruz vs. Ian McCall
Cruz by unanimous decision.
I picked this one. 1 bonus point for the decision.

170lbs- Edgar Garcia vs. Hiromitsu Miura
Garcia KO round 1.
I missed this one.

155lbs- Ben Henderson vs. Anthony Njokuani
Henderson by submission in round 2. Guillotine.
I missed this one.

Main Card

145lbs- Rolando Perez vs. Jose Aldo
Aldo KO in the 1st.
I picked this one. It was a huge knee to the head! Aldo immediately ran out of the cage and into the crowd to celebrate. Could there be big things in store for this fighter? 1 bonus point for picking the round.

170lbs- Danny Villafort vs. Mike Campbell
Villafort TKO round 1.
I picked this one. Villafort just did it a round earlier than I picked. When I saw Campbell walking out with Mark Dellagrotti in his corner, I thought I made the wrong pick. Then when I found out Villafort is with American Top Team, I said “Nevermind”. ATT for days!!! Campbell came out strong and I thought he was going to get the KO. Not the case Villafort is tough and his Jiu Jitsu is excellent. Villafort cussed on live tv: “I’m not here to fuck around.”. Gotta give him credit for the cajones, too. 1 bonus point for the KO pick.

Co-Main Event

145lbs- Urijah Faber vs. Jens Pulver
Faber by submission in the 1st, guillotine.
I picked this one. I’m not surprised. I just feel bad for Jens. Faber is an incredible, and is the definition of the creative fighter. He caught Jens with a serious left to the ribs, and Pulver couldn’t recover quick enough. 1 bonus point for the finish.

Main Event

WEC Lightweight Title Fight
155lbs- Jamie Varner vs. Donald Cerone
Varner by split decision.
I missed this one. Varner is such a shill. He pulled this crap in his fight against Rob McCullough. He gets an unintentional foul and he eats it all up. Varner was dominating the fight. He was taking down Cowboy just about any time he wanted. In the 5th round, Cerone delivered a knee to Varner’s head while Varner was still on his knees, which is illegal. I don’t think Cerone was completely intentional about it, just an instinct in a desperate situation. Varner hammed it up. Dude, you need to work on your acting chops. So, Varner couldn’t continue, but strangely, what should have been a disqualification against Cerone, the fight still went to the judges for a decision. Sorry, I don’t get it. Anyway, I tried to like Varner, but I just don’t. Hopefully this will lead to a re-match and Cerone will come in a little more prepared and lay Varner out cold with a sweet Muay Thai knee.

I picked 5 out of 10 fights. My average continues to get worse. 4 bonus points.

3 events so far.
21 out of 31 fights. That is 67.7%. 13 bonus points total. There is room for a lot of improvement. Time to start watching some tape!

Penn vs St. Pierre next week!

WEC:Varner vs. Cerone picks

WEC: Varner vs. Cerone picks
January 25, 2009

Under Card

135lbs- Charlie Valencia 9-5-0 vs. Seth Dikun 6-2-0
Valencia TKO round 1.

170lbs- Blas Avena 6-2-0 vs. Jesse Lennox 13-1-0
Avena TKO round 1.

135lbs- Scott Jorgensen 5-2-0 vs. Frank Gomez 6-0-0
Gomez TKO round 2.

145lbs- Dominic Cruz 11-1-0 vs. Ian McCall 6-1-0
Cruz by decision.

170lbs- Edgar Garcia 6-0-0 vs. Hiromitsu Miura 9-5-0
Miura by submission in the 3rd. Miura did well against the champ, Carlos Condit.

155lbs- Ben Henderson 7-1-0 vs. Anthony Njokuani 10-1-0
Njokuani by submission in round 2.

Main Card

145lbs- Jose Aldo 12-1-0 vs. Rolando Perez 4-1-1
Aldo by submission in the 1st.

170lbs- Danny Villafort 8-2-0 vs. Mike Campbell 6-0-0
Villafort KO round 2.

Co-Main Event

145lbs- Urijah Faber 21-2-0 vs. Jens Pulver 22-10-0
Faber by submission in the 2nd. As much as I love Jens, I don’t think this fight should be happening, and I don’t think it’s the fight people really want to see. It’s just 2 of the biggest names in the WEC fighting for the 2nd time in under a year. I do not think it will be the battle that it was the 1st time. Jens isn’t the world-beater he used to be, and Faber has a statement to make after losing his title to Mike Thomas Brown last fall. Urijah will get down to business and finish it this time. He’ll be fighting for the title again by summer.

Main Event

WEC Lightweight Title Fight
155lbs- Jamie Varner vs. Donald Cerone
Cerone TKO in the 4th round. I don’t think very many people realize how big this fight should be. These guys match up very, very well. The only reason I pick Cowboy is because I like him better. If Varner is smart, he’ll take it to the ground from the start. Cerone will have the reach advantage and he is very good on his feet. He trains at Greg Jackson’s gym with GSP. Varner is great wrestler with experience boxing. He trains with a highly underrated gym in Arizona that has produced a lot of quality new fighters like TUF winner Ryan Bader and TUF runner-up (from the previous season) CB Dolloway. This fight will be a good one, but I don't think it will go all 5 rounds. Definitely one to see on Versus. Go to a friend’s house if you don’t have cable!

Affliction:Day of Reckoning Results

This blog was made possible with a little help from sherdog.com. Just giving credit where credit’s due.

So, I had a little trouble getting the pay-per-view. I ordered it then it didn’t come on. I waited a bit, but nothing. Finally, I called. They better not charge me for it twice. Anyway, I missed the Lauzon/Green fight, and from what I read, all I missed were 3 kicks to Dan’s nuts.

Under Card

170lbs- Brett Cooper vs. Patrick Speight
Cooper KO in 2nd.
I missed that one

145lbs- Albert Rios vs. Antonio Duarte
Rios decision.
I missed this one, too.

145lbs- Bao Quach vs. L.C. Davis
Davis decision.
I got this one, spot on. 1 bonus point.

170lbs- Jay Hieron vs. Jason High
Hieron TKO round one.
I got this one, but I can’t believe Hieron ended it in the first. He is known for laying on his opponents for the decision.

205lbs- Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs. Vladimir Matyushenko
Nogueira KO in 2nd.
I missed this one. I’m bummed. Nothing against Little Nog, I just really like Matyushenko and was hoping the UFC was going to pump out the money to bring him into their 205 division. Oh well. The Janitor is back to mopping up smaller messes.

Main card

155lbs- Dan Lauzon vs. Bobby Green
Lauzon by submission in round 1; rear-naked choke.
I got this one. After getting kicked in the balls 3 different times “the Upgrade” sinked the choke in. 2 bonus points for me for calling the finish, and the rnc submission. I missed the round, though. I didn’t give Dan enough credit. Now can we get some real competition for this kid?

Heavyweight- Paul Buentello vs. Kirill Sidellnikov
Buentello wins in the 3rd round by doctor’s stoppage.
I picked this one. Buentello killed “Little Fedor” the whole fight with rock-solid jabs. Got to give it to Sidellnikov for being tough, though. A little more experience will do him some good.

205lbs- Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou vs. Renato Sobral
Sobral by submission in the 2nd.
I called this one. I think Sokoudjou really just needs to go back to the drawing board. He’s got the physical tools, the skills, and the perfect training camp. (Plus Hendo in his corner). He just needs to take a little time to rework his game mentally, come up with a new plan, and hone it. He did so well in Pride. Now he’s lost some big fights. Machida, Cane, and now Sobral aren’t bad opponents to lose to, though. He’s young…so Tito was there for color commentary. He called out Babalu to his face during the post-fight interview…hilarious. Who here thinks that fight will actually happen? If this fight eventually does take place, I pick Babalu now. 1 bonus point for the finish.

185lbs- Matt Lindland vs. Vitor Belfort
Belfort KO in round 1.
I missed this one. The knock out wasn’t all that brutal. Lindland just looked old. It took a while for “The Law” to recover, and he didn’t look good. The man has always looked awkward, but I think he should hang it up if he doesn’t shape up. His gait made him look almost as old as Mark Coleman did last weekend. Good for Vitor. I just don’t expect him to start taking out too many middleweights, though.

Heavyweight- Josh Barnett vs. Gilbert Yvel
Barnett by verbal tap due to strikes in the 3rd round.
I picked this one. Barnett gave Yvel a beating. I think everyone was expecting it to end sooner, though. It looks like Barnett gets the next title shot.

Main Event

Fedor Emilianenko vs. Andre Arlovski
Emilianenko KO round 1.
I picked this one. Wow! Fedor is the greatest MMA fighter there has ever been! No disrespect to Anderson Silva, but the Russian continues to pull off these incredibly amazing performances. I got to give it to Arlovski, though. He was winning the 1st round. He appeared to be frustrating Fedor with his striking and his reach advantage. Andre kicked him into a corner, then jumped to deliver what looked like it would be a very painful flying knee. Next thing I saw was Arlovski hitting the canvas. I didn’t see the punch! I kept calling for a replay just so I could see it! It was so fast! (I'm a dork). Emilianenko was just waiting for the right moment. How many times has done it like this? The man is brilliant…and so stoic. He’s always very expressionless. Everyone loses eventually, but I don’t think it will be his buddy Josh Barnett that beats Fedor Emilianenko, nor the UFC Heavyweight champ, Brock Lesnar. Dana White had to have been watching tonight.

There were 11 fights, I picked 7 right. Not bad, but not as good as last Saturday. 4 bonus points
Totals for the 2 events I picked this year so far:
16 out of 21 fights.
76%=C+ average
9 bonus points

The WEC card is tomorrow, so a new blog should be up very soon with more picks. Varner vs. Cerone should be a good fight. I need to deliberate with myself over that one…

Affliction:Day of Reckoning Picks

Affliction:Day of Reckoning
Saturday January 24, 2009

This is Affliction’s 2nd event. Not sure if they can keep it up, because it sure seems expensive. I’ll keep buying the pay-per-views as long as they keep putting together cards like this. It’s almost a who’s who of mma fighters not in the UFC. Not that many of them mean all too much, other than the potential for a great night of fights.

Undercard

170lbs- Brett Cooper 7-4-0 vs. Patrick Speight 7-1-0
I’ll go with Speight, only because he looks tougher. I know nothing about these fighters. TKO late in the 1st.

145lbs- Albert Rios 10-3-0 vs. Antonio Duarte 10-1-0
Duarte TKO round 1. Just a guess.

145lbs- Bao Quach 15-8-1 vs. L.C. Davis 10-1-0
Davis by decision.

170lbs- Jay Hieron 16-4-0 vs. Jason High 6-0-0
Hieron by decision.

205lbs- Antonio Rogerio Nogueira 14-3-0 vs. Vladimir Matyushenko 21-3-0
Matyushenko by decision. I really wish this was on the main card. Both fighters are top quality and the “Janitor” is even ranked in Sherdog.com’s Light Heavyweight top ten. Vladimir has already beaten little Nog once already.

Main card

155lbs- Dan Lauzon 11-2-0 vs. Bobby Green 7-1-0
Lauzon by submission in the 2nd. My guess is rear-naked choke. I wish Horodecki wouldn’t have gotten hurt. I was looking forward to him matching up with Lauzon. Kudos to Green for stepping up at the last minute.

Heavyweight- Paul Buentello 26-10-0 vs. Kirill Sidellnikov 4-2-0
Buentello KO in 1st.

205lbs- Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou 30-7-0 vs. Renato Sobral 5-3-0
Sobral by submission in the 3rd. Sokoudjou is a tough fighter but has been a little down on his luck as of late. Babalu Sobral has more experience. Frankly speaking, I think Babalu is a badass. Let’s hope Sokoudjou hasn’t said anything about Babalu’s mom.

185lbs- Matt Linland 21-5-0 vs. Vitor Belfort 17-8-0
Linland by Decision, because he’s Matt Linland.

Heavyweight- Josh Barnett 22-5-0 vs. Gilbert Yvel 35-12-1
Barnett by submission in the 2nd. Yvel isn’t near the caliber as Barnett. The match-making here could be better. It’s good to see Barnett fight, though.

Main Event

Fedor Emilianenko 28-1-0 vs. Andre Arlovski 14-5-0
Fedor by submission in the second round. Arlovski has looked real good his last few fights. Fedor is the greatest, though. Fedor did have his first loss ever in Combat Sambo last year, though. It’s not the same as MMA, but it’s proven that he can be beat. Arlovski stands a chance, but I don’t think he’ll have enough for the victory. Fedor is amazing and just too damn good. He’s the greatest. I probably wouldn’t be getting the Pay-Per-View if it wasn’t for this fight. It should be a good one.

So, I swiped the fight results for UFC 93 from Bloodyelbow.com. (Giving credit where credit’s due). I had class Saturday afternoon, but with a little foresight, KY and I subscribed to DVR earlier in the week. That being said, I didn’t get around to watching the fights until around 7pm, when the ppvs usually air. I have to say that the fights were just mediocre. I know the card wasn’t stacked or anything, and that a lot of folks said that it wasn’t going to be worth buying. I still had hopes for it and thought that it may prove to answer some questions in an interesting fashion. Not the case. This is a fight card I wish I would have caught at a sports bar.

Dennis Siver d. Nate Mohr via TKO (Spinning Back Kick and Punches) Round 3 3:27***
I picked this one right. Siver got the knockout of the night. 1 bonus point for the TKO.

Tomasz Drwal d. Ivan Serati via TKO (Punches) Round 1 2:02
I got this one right, too. 1 bonus point for TKO and 1 for picking round 1.

Eric Schafer d. Antonio Mendes via TKO (Punches) Round 1 3:35
Another one I got right. No bonus. I picked it would be a decision.

Martin Kampmann d. Alexandre Barros via TKO (Punches) Round 2 3:07
I picked this right. 1 bonus for TKO.

John Hathaway d. Tom Egan via TKO (Elbows) Round 1 4:36
I picked this one. No bonus, though.

Marcus Davis d. Chris Lytle via Split Decision*
Predictably, this happened as I predicted (and anyone who has any familiarity with these fighters.) Since the fight didn’t hit the ground, according to them, neither are pussies. I knew I should have picked it for fight of the night. 1 bonus point for decision.

Alan Belcher d. Denis Kang via Submission (Guillotine Choke) Round 2 4:36**
I lost on this one. Kang was completely dominating the fight up until he got caught, and Belcher just got lucky. I guess it takes some skill to find those opportunities, though. I’ll give him credit for finding a way to win while not bring much to the fight. I was kind of hoping Kang would live up to the hype. He’s a great fighter, but we will see if he can shake off his rocky recent past. As for Belcher, he wants to be considered elite. He still has some proving to do. He did pull off the submission of the night.

Rousimar Palhares d. Jeremy Horn via Decision (Unanimous)
I picked this one. Palhares has looked better, but apparently he broke his hand in the 1st round. I’ll give him that. Horn doesn’t look like he wants to fight anymore. Time to hang it up, Gumby. No bonus.

Mauricio Rua d. Mark Coleman via TKO (Punches) Round 3 4:36*
I picked this one. What a sloppy fight it was. Coleman fought like the 44 year old he is, and Shogun fought like the 44 year old Coleman is, too. The Hammer tripped taking his shoes off before entering the cage. He then gave Stitch the cutman a hug. How embarrassing. He definitely wasn’t there physically, and by looking at his expression, mentally gone too. I don’t know what Rua’s problem was. He should have knocked Coleman out early in the 1st. Somehow , this fight got a co-fight of the night bonus. Must have been out of pity. Hey, Mark. If you’re planning on fighting again, don’t. I was scared for you. No bonus.

Dan Henderson d. Rich Franklin via Decision (Split)
So, my guy Dan won! It was pretty close, though. Sorry about the accidental head-butt and eye-poke, Rich. Not much to say about it. Dan gets to coach the next season of TUF. No bonus.

* Fight(s) of the Night $40,000 Davis vs Lytle; Rua vs Coleman
** Submission of the Night $40,000 Alan Belcher
*** Knockout of the Night $40,000 Denis Siver

I picked 9 out of 10 fights. 5 bonus points. Not bad.

The Affliction card is Saturday. There are quite a few good match-ups. I’m looking forward to that. Sunday is the WEC card. Then the next Saturday is the big one. BJ Penn vs. Georges St. Pierre!

UFC 93 Picks

I thought I would keep track of my fight picks this year. Posting them here will keep me honest.

UFC 93 Dublin, Ireland
January 17, 2009

Undercard
Honestly, I’m not familiar with most of the fighters on this undercard (and I’m too lazy to look them up), so most of my picks are merely guesses. I think that a lot of these guys are probably from the UK or Ireland.

155 lbs.- Dennis Siver 12-6-0 vs. Nate Mohr 8-5-0
I’m picking Siver TKO in round 2. I know nothing about these fighters and the only reason I pick Siver is that he has a few more fights and a better record. It’s just a guess, and I’ll be lucky if I’m right.

170 lbs.- Tom Egan 4-0-0 vs. John Hathaway 10-0-0
Hathaway sub. In round 3. Another guess for the same reason as the previous pick. Even though both fighters are undefeated, Hathaway has more fights.

205 lbs.- Tomasz Drwal 14-2-0 vs. Ivan Serati 10-2-0
Drwal KO in 1st. Drwal wins because of more fights. KO because Serati’s face looks beat-up.

205 lbs.-Eric Schafer 12-3-2 vs. Antonio Mendes 14-3-0
Ok, I know who these guys are. Eric Shafer by decision. Shafer beat up Houston “The Assassin” Alexander in his last fight. Both Mendes and Alexander were ko’d severely by Thiago Silva. I pick Shafer because he won his last fight decisively, and he hasn’t lost to Thiago Silva (though he probably would).

170 lbs.- Martin Kampmann 13-2-0 vs. Alexandre Barros 13-5-0
Kampmann TKO in round 1. Kampman is a badass. This is his first fight at welterweight after seeing quite a bit of success at middleweight. He probably would still be up at 185 if he hadn’t been the victim of a 1st round knockout in his last fight at the hands of serious middleweight contender Nathan Marquart, (which is nothing to be all that ashamed of). Up until his bout with Marquart, the native Dane was on a respectable 9 fight streak, 8 of which were finishes. Kampmann has his own serious knockout power, and even though I know nothing about Barros, I think a large 170 lb. Kampmann will be starting a strong run with this fight for a shot at the welterweight belt in a deep division.

Main Card

170 lbs.- Marcus Davis 20-5-0 vs. Chris Lytle 36-16-4
Davis by decision. I’m taking no risks when I predict that these two will stand and bang and will get the fight of the night if the main event doesn’t. No surprises here. Both gatekeepers have ground skills but prefer to keep it to crowd-pleasing fisticuffs. The fight will probably be exciting but kind of boring at the same time, only because I’m pretty sure of what will happen. Why not get the fight of the night bonus? They both will most likely never get a title shot, but know how to put on a fight people like to watch. Even though Lytle is very solid, Davis is more explosive and that will impress the judges. Besides the “Irish Hand-grenade”, erm, “Celtic Warrior” is more popular in on the Isles.

185 lbs.- Jeremy Horn 88-18-5 vs. Rousimar Palhares 17-2-0
Palhares submission in round 2. This fight will most likely be a strategic grappling match. No disrespect to Horn. I mean, he had a hundred fights before he turned 30. That deserves all kinds of respect…but his time is done and Palhares has just begun. Horn hasn’t looked good in a long time and the young Palhares has amazing Jiu-Jitsu. He sub’ed verteran fighter Ivan Salaverry easily early in the 1st round at UFC 84. Salaverry retired directly afterward. Palhares’ nickname should be changed to “The Retirer”, because I have a feeling Horn will be done after this one and go on to a decent career coaching, or at the most fighting on small shows against Dean Lister. I don’t think the UFC will give him another fight.

185 lbs.- Alan Belcher 12-4-0 vs. Denis Kang 31-10-1
Kang TKO in the 3rd. I’ve never seen Kang fight, but I’ve heard a lot of hype. This is his UFC coming-out party after years of fighting in places like Japan and Korea. Belcher is no joke, though. This may be the wildcard fight of the night. There’s no telling. From what I hear, Kang is incredible but has lost a couple recent ones that he really shouldn’t have. Belcher is coming off a split-decision battle with Ed Herman. (I thought Herman won, but I’m from Portland.) The talk is that the plan is to build Kang up for a title shot against the one and only, number one pound-for-pound, UFC Middleweight Champ Anderson “The Spider” Silva, who is utterly indestructible. Silva has cleaned out the division and has no one left to fight who’s worth a darn that he hasn’t already beaten. To keep the champ entertained, the company has to bring fresh blood with a reputation in, otherwise he’ll demand to move up to Light Heavyweight and take that division over, too. But this is about Belcher and Kang. I’m going with Kang based on hype. I’m hoping for a good fight.

The Co-Main Event
205 lbs.- Mark Coleman 15-8-0 vs. Mauricio Rua 16-3-0
Rua sub 1st. I just don’t know about this one. It’s a big money fight. Coleman is a hall-of-famer and a legend, but kind of old. “Shogun” Rua could become one of the greatest of all time, but has had some serious injuries. There’s bad blood between the two… I just don’t know.

The Main Event
205 lbs.- Rich Franklin 26-3-0 vs. Dan Henderson 23-7-0
Henderson TKO in the 3rd round, ground and pound. Before I start, I have to make something clear. I love Dan Henderson. It’s a complete man-crush. I want to be him in so many ways. Ok, that’s out of the way. This is a fight that many fans of the sport have wanted for a long time. It’s inevitable, and if it weren’t for the fact that they both peaked while fighting for separate promotions, I would wonder why it hasn’t happened sooner. This is a high-quality fight between two men who know the sport. Anderson Silva is the only reason neither one of these fighters are the Middleweight champ. There’s Silva then these two guys, then everyone else in the division. I won’t go into the decorations both men have held or their accomplishments outside of MMA. Supposedly, the winner will coach the U.S. team against popular middleweight Michael Bisping and the UK team for the next installment of the “Ultimate Fighter” reality show. (Bisping might as well dig his grave if the plan is to fight either of these guys.) Franklin vs. Henderson is a tough fight to pick. This will be the Fight of the Night. They are so evenly matched… Franklin may show more finesse on the feet, but Hendo has extremely heavy hands. Franklin has great Jiu-Jitsu, but Henderson is a world-class wrestler. Both are intelligent fighters, Franklin may be a little more so. I think think the difference in this fight will be natural toughness, which has to go to Dan. He has a solid chin that has been tested by the very best. He’s never been knocked out. Franklin on the other hand, has been knocked out twice, albeit by Silva. Even though Franklin is a little bigger, I think Henderson will eventually take Rich down and pound him out. He will then go on to Coach on the “Ultimate Fighter”, destroy Bisping, and then probably lose to Anderson Silva again. If nothing else, how can you not love a man who comes out to fight to Red Rider.

Fight of the Night-Franklin vs. Henderson
Knock Out of the Night-Denis Kang
Submission of the Night-Rousimar Palhares

So how this works is sometime after the event I’ll get around to figuring out my average of win picks. I will give myself a bonus point for every finish I call and every round I call. I will also give myself a bonus point if I get the Fight, Knock Out, or Submission of the Night right. I’ll post my score after I tally it all up. The goal is to see how well I’ve done at the end of the year. Once I’ve posted my picks, they’re set and I can’t change them, unless a fight gets cancelled for some reason. Check out sherdog.com for more in case you're interested. That's where I go.

...And Justice For All Revisited

When people talk about what is important, it is general like family, work, and health come up. So when I say that Metallica is important to me, others would probably think that I’m being trivial. What I mean by importance here is how our interests help define who we are, at least to ourselves, especially in our impressionable adolescent years.
Metallica was the first band I really became emotionally invested in, to the extent that I had actual dreams about how then bass player Jason Newsted became sick and they needed someone to fill in for one show. So they’d meet up with me and ride to the gig in my parents Aerostar mini-van. The funny thing is in real life don’t know how to play, nor ever have known how to play the bass. But I guess that’s how dreams work. In mine, I winged it just fine at the concert.
My cousin was the first person to tell me about Metallica. (My cousins, my older brother, and I used to stage our own Van Halen concerts to a 1984 tape in our grandparents’ basement.) It was riding with my brother and his buddy to school or someplace that I first heard the band, though. I was 12 and it was Master of Puppets.
By the time I was , let’s say… 13, my kid friends and I were all about …And Justice For All. I would stay the night over at a friend’s house and we’d listen to the album in the dark. When the tape reached “To Live Is To Die”, we’d recite the monologue along with the song. “When a man lies, he murders a part of the world…” Sounds corny, but it wasn’t to us back then.
After the release of Death Magnetic, the claims are that this new album is a return to form and what would have been a natural progression after …And Justice. I still haven’t given Death Magnetic an honest listen yet. I’ve only heard short clips. Like a lot of fans, Metallica haven’t really done anything I consider relevant since the Black Album. I’m skeptical of these claims and the clips I’ve heard haven’t helped cure my doubts. What the hype has done, though, is re-open the casket that my interest for the band had been buried in for a few years. As catchy as Ride the Lightning and Master of Puppets are, Justice has always been my favorite Metallica album. My tape version of this album is long gone, but fortunately I had the foresight to pick up a used copy on cd a while back, just in case.
When …And Justice For All came out, it received a lot of criticism for being overambitious. It was definitely musically, and thematically the most complex work Metallica had done. The nine lengthy tracks have enough material and riffage, with all the different time signatures and changes, that each could probably be broken into three separate songs of their own. As for content, anyone who has heard the album will tell you that it is a highly political one, tackling issues such as the shortcomings of government and its justice system, and the poor treatment of war veterans fighting unnecessary wars.
When I tell people that Justice is my favorite Metallica album, they tend to say something like, “How can it be your favorite? There’s no bass on it!” It’s obviously true that there isn’t any bass in the mix. I think I read an interview somewhere that then new bass player Jason Newsted (who had big shoes to fill after the death of the former bassist Cliff Burton), had very little say in the writing and production of the album. James, Lars, and Kirk just made sure their stuff stood out more in the mix, I guess. I say “So what!” Not playing down the role of the bass in heavy metal, but the album sounds great to me without it. I find the immediacy of the lo-fi production adds more to message the band tried to get across, and fits in with some of the current trends in production going on now.
This is starting to get long and I haven’t even talked about the individual songs. There will definitely have to be a re-revisited review in the future. I imagine if anyone actually reads this, the chance is that they are familiar with …And Justice For All. If it has been a while since you heard it last, then give it another spin for old-times sake. Cheers.