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TUF Finale 16 Results: Nelson flattens Mitrione early; Smith wins TUF

Posted by KDog13 on December 15, 2012


Main Card:

Roy Nelson def. Matt Mitrione by TKO (punches) Round 1 (2:58)

Colton Smith def. Mike Ricci by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)

Pat Barry def. Shane Del Rosario by KO (punches) Round 2 (0:26)

Dustin Poirier def. Jonathan Brookins by submission (D’arce choke) Round 1 (4:15)

Preliminary Card:

Mike Pyle def. James Head by TKO (knee and punches) Round 1 (1:55)

Johnny Bedford def. Marcos Vinicius by knockout (strikes) Round 2 ( 1:00)

Rustam Khabilov def. Vinc Pichel by knockout (suplex and punches) Round 1 (2:15)

T.J. Waldburger def. Nick Catone by technical submission (triangle choke) Round 2 (1:04)

Hugo Viana def. Reuben Duran by TKO (punches) Round 1 (4:05)

Mike Rio def. John Cofer by submission (armbar) Round 3 (4:11)

Tim Elliott def. Jared Papazian by unanimous decision (30-25, 30-25, 30-26)

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TUF Finale 16: Nelson vs Mitrione Predictions

Posted by KDog13 on December 15, 2012


 

 

Main Card Breakdown

After one night of fights, another night begins, and our main event should be an interesting one. Roy Nelson will meet Matt Mitrione whom is replacing Shane Carwin due to an injury. Mitrione is 5-1, and all those fights are in the UFC which is very rare for any fighter. On the top of my head the only other one who has achieved such, is Matt Riddle. Mitrione is going to need to put forth a great performance though to beat Nelson who is as durable as they come. Mitrione already had one step up in competition in Kongo, and failed miserably to capitalize anything in that fight. Nelson is a very complete fighter, and one of only 2 men to go the distance with Junior Dos Santos. The man has an iron chin, an extra padding in that gut. Nelson can take this fight anywhere he wants to, but I’d think he is going to keep this one standing, and take Mitrione to the cage and beat him up in the clinch. I really don’t see Mitrione having much of a chance here, as Nelson is better anywhere the fight goes. Nelson via decision.

Now, I’ll be honest here I didn’t watch an episode of this season, which is rare because I normally like TUF. It’s just been very uninteresting lately, so I just didn’t make it a priority to watch. But, I do know Mike Ricci from his Ringside MMA fights, as well as his short lived Bellator career. That short lived Bellator career though, isn’t to say he is bad or anything, he just ran into the future champion Pat Curran. He certainly is a gifted fighter though, and he has some heavy hands to boot. As for Colton Smith, I know he is a Army Ranger, and he pretty good wrestler. The only thing he doesn’t really have enough here is experience, and Ricci has a good amount. Ricci also has fought some notable names as well, and has some decent wins including a win over Jordan Mein. I honestly think Ricci is going to KO him, and maybe I don’t know enough about Smith to say he has no chance, but Ricci is gifted, and we will see him be crowned as the welterweight TUF Finale 16  winner. 

Another battle of heavyweights is on the card, which should be a really good one. Two kickboxers will meet, and I don’t see this one going to the distance. Shane Del Rosario is coming off his first professional loss, and will look to get back on track. One of the more talented prospects to come over from Strikeforce, with a serious Muay Thai kickboxing background, and he is very good on the ground to boot. This is definitely what I’d call Kryptonite for most heavyweights. His opponent is the very popular Pat Barry, who’d I’d have to believe needs a win here in the worst way. Barry in his last 4 fights is 1-3, so he might be on the cutting block, although his fights are exactly what the UFC and fans love. To be honest, I think this one will start standing, and Del Rosario at some point is going to take Barry down, and exploit is non existent ground game. Barry has to come out aggressive and fight on the inside, but I’m not sure he is going to come out like that. I just don’t see Barry winning this one because once it hits the ground, I’d just consider it over. Del Rosario by submission. 

This next fight is such a fun one, and I expect someone’s lights to go out. Jamie Varner and Melvin Guillard will go toe to toe, and I expect this to be an all out war slugfest. Varner after returning to the UFC, and knocking out the heavily hyped prospect Edson Barboza put forth an excellent fight against Joe Lauzon, but came up short when Lauzon strapped on a triangle choke to end it. Varner looks to rebound, and although he like to stand and bang, he can threaten a submission in this fight. Guillard who is regarded as one of the most talented lightweights has hit a rough patch in his career just shortly after an all time high. So, in other words, his career has been a roller coaster lately. Guillard is one of the most athletic lightweights, and he packs a punch to boot on the feet, but his ground game has cost him just about every fight. Varner having never been knocked out, I really like his chances to knock out Guillard early. I’ve just seen a resurgence from Varner, and his stand up looks great. I expect him to unload on Guillard and finish him early. 

I’m not going to over analyze our first fight of the main card, but I really like Dustin Poirier here. He is exceptional anywhere this fight goes, and Jonathan Brookins hasn’t quiet lived up to being a TUF winner. Brookins is a nice wrestler with a smother top game, but I don’t think his striking game is all there yet. He just hasn’t had much success lately, but that is in part to the quality of his opponents. I’d say this is the best opponent he will have fought, not discrediting Koch but Poirier is a contender in the featherweight division. Poirier is going to roll in this fight en route to a decision win. 

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TUF 15 Finale Results: Kampmann TKO’s Ellenberger; Chiesa wins TUF

Posted by KDog13 on June 2, 2012


Main Card:

Martin Kampmann def. Jake Ellenberger by knockout (knee) Round 2 (1:40)

Mike Chiesa def. Al Iaquinta by submission (rear-naked choke) Round 1 (2:37) 

Charles Oliveira def. Jonathan Brookins by submission (guillotine choke) Round 2 (2:42)

Max Holloway def. Pat Schilling by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Justin Lawrence def. John Cofer by knockout (kick) Round 3 (0:19)

Preliminary Card:

Daron Cruickshank def. Chris Tickle by unanimous decision (29-27, 29-27, 29-27)

Myles Jury def. Chris Saunders by submission (guillotine choke) Round 1 (4:03)

Sam Sicilia def. Cristiano Marcello by TKO (punches) Round 2 (2:53)

Joe Proctor def. Jeremy Larsen by TKO (knee and punches) Round 1 (1:59)

Erik Perez def. John Albert by submission (armbar) Round 1 (4:18)

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Bonus awards: (Fighters were awarded $40,000 bonuses.)

Fight of the Night: Justin Lawerence vs John Cofer

Knockout of the Night: Justin Lawrence & Martin Kampmann 

Submission of the Night: Mike Chiesa

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UFC on Fuel: Sanchez vs Ellenberger Predictions

Posted by KDog13 on February 15, 2012


Main Card:

Jake Ellenberger vs. Diego Sanchez 

Prediction: Sanchez by decision

Dave Herman vs. Stefan Struve 

Prediction: Herman by TKO

Ronny Markes vs. Aaron Simpson 

Prediction: Simpson by decision

Philip De Fries vs. Stipe Miocic 

Prediction: Miocic by TKO

T.J. Dillashaw vs. Walel Watson

Prediction: Watson by decision

John Albert vs. Ivan Menjivar 

Prediction: Menjivar by decision

Preliminary Card:

Jonathan Brookins vs. Vagner Rocha 

Prediction: Brookins by decision

Sean Loeffler vs. Buddy Roberts 

Prediction: Loeffler by TKO

Anton Kuivanen vs. Justin Salas 

Prediction: Salas by decision

Bernardo Magalhaes vs. Tim Means 

Prediction: Means by TKO

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The Ultimate Fighter 12 Finale Results: Brookins defeats Michael Johnson

Posted by KDog13 on December 5, 2010


Main card:

Jonathan Brookins def. Michael Johnson by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-27)

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Stephen Bonnar def. Igor Pokrajac by unanimous decision (29-26, 29-26, 29-26)

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Demian Maia def. Kendall Grove by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

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Rick Story def. Johnny Hendricks by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

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Leonard Garcia def. Nam Phan by Split Decision (29-28, 27-30, 29-28)

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Preliminary card:

Cody McKenzie def. Aaron Wilkinson by submission (guillotine choke) Round 1 (2:03)

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Ian Loveland def. Tyler Toner by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-26, 29-28)

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Kyle Watson def. Sako Chivitchian by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

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Nick Pace def. Will Campuzano by submission (modified guillotine/triangle choke) Round 3 (4:32)

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Pablo Garza def. Fredson Paixão by KO (knee) Round 1 (0:51)

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Dave Branch def. Rich Attonito by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

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Ultimate Fighter 12 Predictions Results: I was 81-55-1 coming in and was hoping maybe to do better than my last performance. Well I didn’t and I am rather upset about it. I went 4-7 again….Pathetic. I am now 85-62-1….fading fast.

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Bonus awards: (Fighters were awarded $30,000 bonuses.)

Fight of the Night: Leonard Garcia vs. Nam Phan

Knockout of the Night: Pablo Garza

Submission of the Night: Cody McKenzie


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The Ultimate Fighter 12 Finale Predictions

Posted by KDog13 on December 4, 2010


Main card:

Lightweight bout: Jonathan Brookins vs. Michael Johnson

Prediction: Johnson by TKO

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Light Heavyweight bout: Stephan Bonnar vs. Igor Pokrajac

Prediction: Bonnar by unanimous decision

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Middleweight bout: Demian Maia vs. Kendall Grove

Prediction: Maia by Submission

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Welterweight bout: Rick Story vs. Johny Hendricks

Prediction: Hendricks by unanimous decision

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Featherweight bout: Leonard Garcia vs. Nam Phan

Prediction: Garcia by TKO

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Preliminary card:

Lightweight bout: Cody McKenzie vs. Aaron Wilkinson

Prediction: Wilkinson by TKO

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Featherweight bout: Tyler Toner vs. Ian Loveland

Prediction: Toner by unanimous decision

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Lightweight bout: Sako Chivitchian vs. Kyle Watson

Prediction: Chivitchian by Submission

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Catchweight bout: Will Campuzano vs Nick Pace

Prediction: Campuzano by KO

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Featherweight bout: Fredson Paixão vs. Pablo Garza

Prediction: Garza by unanimous decision

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Middleweight bout: Rich Attonito vs. Dave Branch

Prediction: Attonito by split decision

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