Saturday, November 30, 2013

Event primer - TUF 18 Finale

Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that wants to be tri-adopted by Mark Coleman, Dan Henderson, and John Danaher.

Prelims (Facebook/YouTube)

Flyweight - Josh "the Gremlin" Sampo vs Ryan "Baby Face" Benoit
  • Sampo's Style - Grappling
  • Benoit's Style - Striking
  • Prediction - Sampo by decision

Prelims (Fox Sports 1)

Welterweight - Sean "Black Magic" Spencer vs Drew Dober
  • Spencer's Style - Freestyle
  • Dober's Style - BJJ
  • Prediction - Spencer by decision

Heavyweight - Jared "the Big Show" Rosholt vs Walt Harris
  • Rosholt's Style - Wrestling
  • Harris' Style - Striking
  • Prediction - Rosholt by KO

Featherweight - Rani Yahya vs Tom "Stoneface" Niinimaki
  • Yahya's Style - BJJ
  • Niinimaki's Style - Grappling
  • Prediction - Yahya by submission

Featherweight - Akira Corassani vs Maximo "Maxi" Blanco
  • Corassani's Style - BJJ, Tae Kwon Do
  • Blanco's Style - Wrestling, striking
  • Prediction -Blanco by KO

Main Card (Fox Sports 1)

Women's Bantamweight - Roxanne "the Happy Warrior" Modafferi vs Raquel "Rocky" Pennington
  • Modafferi's Style - BJJ
  • Pennington's Style - Striking, grappling
  • Prediction - Pennington by TKO
  • Thoughts - I really want Roxanne to win, but I just don't see it happening, and that's going to make me sad since she's the best.

Women's Bantamweight - Peggy "Daywalker" Morgan vs Jessamyn "the Gun" Duke
  • Morgan's Style - Giraffe
  • Duke's Style - Muay Thai, BJJ
  • Prediction - Duke by submission
  • Thoughts - This is going to be like the small, women's equivalent of Schilt versus Struve (Or maybe Sylvia versus McGee?)

Bantamweight - Chris Holdsworth vs David Grant
  • Holdsworth's Style -BJJ
  • Grant's Style -Striking
  • Prediction - Holdsworth by submission

Women's Bantamweight - Juliana "the Venezuelan Vixen" Pena vs Jessica "the Ragin" Rakoczy
  • Pena's Style - Grappling
  • Rakoczy's Style - Boxing
  • Prediction - Rakoczy by TKO

Lightweight - Nate Diaz vs Gray "The Bully" Maynard
  • Diaz's Style - Cesar Gracie Jiu-Jitsu (WHAT?!), Stockton Slap, Mean Mug
  • Maynard's Style - Wrestling, bullying
  • Prediction - Maynard by decision

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Event primer - UFC 167

Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that's got worse anger issues than Rony Jason.

Prelims (Facebook/YouTube)

Light Heavyweight - Gian Villante vs Cody "Donnybrook" Donovan
  • Villante's Style - Wrestling, football
  • Donovan's Style - BJJ
  • Prediction - Villante by decision

Bantamweight - Sergio "The Phenom" Pettis vs Will Campuzano
  • Pettis's Style - Kickboxing
  • Campuzano's Style - BJJ, Tae Kwon Do
  • Prediction - Pettis by KO
  • Thoughts - Whenever there are relatives in fight sports, one turns out to be much better than the other almost 90% of the time. I worry things might be rough for young Sergio.

Welterweight - Jason "KC Bandit" High vs Anthony "The Recipe" Lapsley
  • High's Style - BJJ
  • Lapsley's Style - BJJ
  • Prediction - High by submission

Prelims (Fox Sports 1)

Bantamweight - Erik "Goyito" Perez vs Edwin "El Ferroz" Figueroa
  • Perez's Style - BJJ
  • Figueroa's Style - Kickboxing
  • Prediction - Perez by submission

Welterweight - Brian "TWAS" Ebersole vs Rick "The Horror" Story
  • Ebersole's Style - Cartwheel kick, Hairrow, Guillotine Immunity
  • Story's Style - Wrestling
  • Prediction - Ebersole by KO

Middleweight - Thales Leites vs Ed "Short Fuse" Herman
  • Leites's Style - BJJ
  • Herman's Style - BJJ
  • Prediction - Leites by submission

Lightweight - Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone vs Evan Dunham
  • Cerrone's Style - Kickboxing, BJJ, GETTING SOME
  • Dunham's Style - Wrestling, creating a much loathed series (Wait, wrong Dunham, mulligan, do over)
  • Prediction - Cerrone by submission

Main Card (PPV)

Flyweight - Tim Elliott vs Ali "Puncher" Bagautinov
  • Elliott's Style - Wrestling
  • Baguatinov's Style - Punching, Dagestani (AWESOME)
  • Prediction - Bagautinov by TKO
  • Thoughts - Flyweights own, Dagestanis own, this fight is gonna double own!

Welterweight - Josh "Kos" Koscheck vs Tyron "T-Wood" Woodley
  • Koscheck's Style - Wrestling, Fraggle
  • Woodley's Style - Wrestling, shrieking mom
  • Prediction - Woodley by decision

Welterweight - Rory "Ares" MacDonald vs "Ruthless" Robbie Lawler
  • MacDonald's Style - Kickboxing, suplexes, Hipster Gestapo fashion sense
  • Lawler's Style - Punching
  • Prediction - MacDonald by TKO

Light Heavyweight - "Suga" Rashad Evans vs Chael "The American Gangster" Sonnen
  • Evans's Style - Wrestling, boxing, dancing
  • Sonnen's Style - Wrestling, promos
  • Prediction - Sonnen by decision
  • Thoughts - Good analysts, BETTER ENEMIES!

Welterweight - Georges "Rush" St. Pierre vs Johny "Bigg Rigg" Hendricks
  • St. Pierre's Style - Wrestling, kickboxing, riddum
  • Hendricks's Style - Wrestling, PUNCH
  • Prediction - Hendricks by KO
  • Thoughts - The upcoming Batroc the Leaper will meet defeat at the hands of the true Captain America

Thursday, November 7, 2013

Event primer - UFC Fight Night 32

Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that's convinced half the guys on this card are made up.

Prelims (Facebook/YouTube)

Flyweight - Jose "No Chance" Maria vs Dustin Ortiz
  • Maria's Style - Striking, BJJ
  • Ortiz's Style - Grappling
  • Prediction - Ortiz by submission

Lightweight - Adriano Martins vs Darron "Detroit Superstar" Cruickshank
  • Martins's Style - Striking
  • Cruickshank's Style - Kickboxing, being half-kneazle
  • Prediction - Cruickshank by KO

Lightweight - Thiago Tavares vs Justin "J-Bomb" Salas
  • Tavares's Style - BJJ
  • Salas's Style - Wrestling
  • Prediction - Tavares by submission

Middleweight - Thiago "Bodao" Perpetuo vs Omari "Lakec" Akhmedov
  • Perpetuo's Style - Striking
  • Akhmedov's Style - Probably Sambo
  • Prediction - Akhmedov by TKO

Featherweight - Godofredo "Pepey" Castro vs Sam Sicilia
  • Castro's Style - BJJ
  • Sicilia's Style - Striking
  • Prediction - Sicilia by KO

Main Card (Fox Sports 1)

Featherweight - Rony "Jason" Bezerra vs Jeremy "Lil Heathen" Stephens
  • Bezerra's Style - BJJ
  • Stephens's Style - Striking
  • Prediction - Honey Jason by submission

Welterweight - Santiago "Gente Boa" Ponzinibbio vs Ryan LaFlare
  • Ponzinibbio's Style - Striking, BJJ
  • LaFlare's Style - Wrestling, BJJ
  • Prediction - LaFlare by decision

Welterweight - Paulo Thiago vs Brandon "Rukus" Thatch
  • Thiago's Style - BJJ, Cop
  • Thatch's Style - Kickboxing
  • Prediction - Thatch by TKO

Light Heavyweight - Rafael "Feijao" Cavalcante vs Igor Pokrajac
  • Cavalcante's Style - Kickboxing, BJJ
  • Pokrajac's Style - Wrestling, boxing
  • Prediction - Cavalcante by KO

Middleweight - Cezar "Mutante" Ferreira vs Daniel Sarafian
  • Ferreira's Style - Capoeira
  • Sarafian's Style - BJJ
  • Prediction - Sarafian by submission

Light Heavyweight - Vitor "The Phenom" Belfort vs Dan "Hendo" Henderson
  • Belfort's Style - Boxing, BJJ
  • Henderson's Style - Wrestling, Big Right Hands
  • Prediction - Henderson by knockout

Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Event primer - UFC Fight Night 31

Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that thinks Brett Rogers should get launched into the sun.

Prelims (Facebook/YouTube)

Middleweight - Derek Brunson vs Brian "B-Hue" Houston
  • Brunson's Style - Striker, poker
  • Houston's Style - Striking
  • Prediction - Houston by KO

Welterweight - Seth "Polish Pistola" Baczynski vs Neil Magny
  • Baczynski's Style - Grappling
  • Magny's Style - BJJ, wrestling
  • Prediction - Baczysnki by decision

Lightweight - Yves "Thugjitsu Master" Edwards vs Yancy Medeiros
  • Edwards's Style - Thugjitsu
  • Medeiros's Style - Striking
  • Prediction - Edwards by TKO

Middleweight - Chris Camozzi vs Lorenz "The Monsoon" Larkin
  • Camozzi's Style - BJJ
  • Larkin's Style - Striking
  • Prediction - Larkin by decision

Prelims (Fox Sports 1)

Women's Bantamweight - Amanda "The Lioness" Nunes vs Germaine "The Iron Lady" de Randamie
  • Nunes's Style - Boxing, BJJ
  • de Randamie's Style - Kickboxing
  • Prediction - Nunes by KO

Featherweight - Dennis "The Menace" Bermudez vs Steven "Super" Siler
  • Bermudez's Style - Wrestling, striking
  • Siler's Style - BJJ
  • Prediction - Bermudez by KO

Bantamweight - Francisco "Cisco" Rivera vs George Roop
  • Rivera's Style - Striking
  • Roop's Style - Kickboxing, emaciation
  • Prediction - Roop by decision

Lightweight - Bobby "King" Green vs James "The James Krause" Krause
  • Green's Style - Hood
  • Krause's Style - Grappling
  • Prediction - Green by decision

Main Card (Fox Sports 1)

Lightweight - Michael "Maverick" Chiesa vs Colton Smith
  • Chiesa's Style - BJJ, beard
  • Smith's Style - Wrestling, Army mans
  • Prediction - Chiesa by submission

Lightweight - Jorge "Gamebred" Masvidal vs Rustam "Tiger" Khabilov
  • Masvidal's Style - Kickboxing
  • Khabilov's Style - Suplex
  • Alternate Khabilov Nickname - Rustam "Rusty Hobby Lobby" Khabilov
  • Prediction - Khabilov by KO

Middleweight - Ronny Markes vs Yoel Romero
  • Markes's Style - BJJ
  • Romero's Style - Wrestling, ankle picks
  • Prediction - Romero by KO

Women's Bantamweight - Liz "Girl-Rilla" Carmouche vs Alexis "Ally-Gator" Davis
  • Carmouche's Style - MCMAP, ground and pound
  • Davis's Style - Submissions
  • Prediction - Davis by submission
  • Thoughts - This fight is giong to be so awesome, it might cause lame people to go blind.

Middleweight - Tim Kennedy vs Rafael "Sapo" Natal
  • Kennedy's Style - Army combatives
  • Natal's Style - BJJ, tennis
  • Prediction - Kennedy by decision