Here's who I got tonight. Take it, leave it, I don't care. Let's hear your picks. Just super stoked that my hometown has the honor of hosting such an historic event for Mixed Martial Arts.
Rodish over Wright
Bagherdai over Cummings
Miller over Estes
Gutierrez over Maloy
Rivera-Calanoc over Davis
Schneider over Krumdiack
Mariscal over D'Alelio
Young over Smith
Carmouche over Curry
Penne over Ellis
Coenen over Ruyssen
That's it. Those are my picks. Right or wrong, it's going to be one hell of a card. Definitely going to be trying to stream this... Also playing DD for my fiance's bachelorette party... We'll see how the evening plays out.
Saturday, April 28, 2012
Friday, April 27, 2012
My 2 cents on Jones v. Henderson
Some of you guys probably saw this on my FaceBook. Yeah, I'm cheating, but I can. It's my blog!
With everyone weighing in on the Jones v. Hendo matchup, I might as well give it my two cents:
Jonny Bones Jones is no doubt probably the most talented fighter in MMA right now. While he's looked at as an unstoppable wrecking machine, I have to disagree. Rashad was able to get inside and land some great blows, even hurting Bones, thus disproving his almost "untouchableness." (I just made up that w...ord. Deal with it.)
Looking at Dan Henderson's ability to take a serious amount of punishment, and dish it out as well, you can't count the guy out. Ever. Sure he may not have the most spectacular wins or finishes, with the exception of every American's favorite, the Bisping KO, you've got to admit, he one punch KO power. He knows this, and I pretty certain Jones knows this as well.
Looking at how off Jones' rhythm was during the Evans fight, it's definitely within the realm of possibility that Dan can produce a similar result, and capitalize on it.
With that being said, I'm going to give Hendo an edge. He's got loads of experience over Jones, his wrestling is better, and with Hendo making appearances anywhere from 170 and up, you know his speed matches up well with Jones'. Plus, you just can't count out the underdog...
Jonny Bones Jones is no doubt probably the most talented fighter in MMA right now. While he's looked at as an unstoppable wrecking machine, I have to disagree. Rashad was able to get inside and land some great blows, even hurting Bones, thus disproving his almost "untouchableness." (I just made up that w...ord. Deal with it.)
Looking at Dan Henderson's ability to take a serious amount of punishment, and dish it out as well, you can't count the guy out. Ever. Sure he may not have the most spectacular wins or finishes, with the exception of every American's favorite, the Bisping KO, you've got to admit, he one punch KO power. He knows this, and I pretty certain Jones knows this as well.
Looking at how off Jones' rhythm was during the Evans fight, it's definitely within the realm of possibility that Dan can produce a similar result, and capitalize on it.
With that being said, I'm going to give Hendo an edge. He's got loads of experience over Jones, his wrestling is better, and with Hendo making appearances anywhere from 170 and up, you know his speed matches up well with Jones'. Plus, you just can't count out the underdog...
New stuff...
Hey all. Okay, so here's the deal:
I'm going to give this blogging thing a shot. I know enough about Mixed Martial Arts to get myself in to some serious trouble... So why not? As this is little more than a side project/experiment at this point, don't expect too much. I'm no Kevin Iole... yet. (I'm gunning for you, Iole!) Please be patient, and kind, or not. I don't expect everyone to agree with my opinions, as they are just that, my opinions. Stay tuned and expect great thinks! (Yes, I meant to put thinks... cheesy, I know. Deal with it.)
I'm going to give this blogging thing a shot. I know enough about Mixed Martial Arts to get myself in to some serious trouble... So why not? As this is little more than a side project/experiment at this point, don't expect too much. I'm no Kevin Iole... yet. (I'm gunning for you, Iole!) Please be patient, and kind, or not. I don't expect everyone to agree with my opinions, as they are just that, my opinions. Stay tuned and expect great thinks! (Yes, I meant to put thinks... cheesy, I know. Deal with it.)
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