tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72990088092912679482024-03-12T21:38:56.090-07:00Leg Kick TKOJessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18274147437096909308noreply@blogger.comBlogger113125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299008809291267948.post-85210679343290034202014-04-09T08:19:00.002-07:002014-04-09T08:19:43.980-07:00Event Primer: UFC Fight Night 39Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that's entertaining entertainers (Random people that make MMA jokes are Twitter are considered entertainers, right?)<br />
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<b><u>Prelims (Fight Pass)</u></b><br />
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<b>Featherweight - Alan Omer vs Jim "The Beast" Alers</b><br />
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<ul>
<li>Omer's Style - Grappling</li>
<li>Alers' Style - Also grappling</li>
<li>Prediction - Alers by submission</li>
</ul>
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<b>Middleweight - Chris Camozzi vs Andrew "Highlight" Craig</b><br />
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<ul>
<li>Camozzi's Style - Hot Stepping</li>
<li>Craig's Style - BJJ</li>
<li>Prediction - Craig by decision</li>
</ul>
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<b>Middleweight - Thales Leites vs Trevor "Hot Sauce" Smith</b><br />
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<ul>
<li>Leites' Style - BJJ</li>
<li>Smith's Style - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPFrRJAtLx0">And1</a></li>
<li>Prediction - Leites by submission</li>
</ul>
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<b>Bantamweight - Rani Yahya vs "Brutal" Johnny Bedford</b><br />
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<ul>
<li>Yahya's Style - BJJ</li>
<li>Bedford's Style - BJJ, wrestling</li>
<li>Prediction - Yahya by submission</li>
<li>Thoughts - Bedford will always be the dude what woke up in Ohio after getting starched by Dodson in my mind, and Yahya will always be the kid from The Sandlot.</li>
</ul>
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<b>Heavyweight - Jared "The Big Show" Rosholt vs Daniel Omielanczuk</b><br />
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<ul>
<li>Rosholt's Style - Wrestling</li>
<li>Omielanczuk's Style - Grappling</li>
<li>Prediction - Rosholt by TKO</li>
<li>Thoughts - These dudes are gonna be the most sweatiest dudes ever.</li>
</ul>
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<b><u>Main Card (Fight Pass)</u></b><br />
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<b>Lightweight - "Stripper" Ramsey Nijem vs Beneil "Benny" Dariush</b><br />
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<ul>
<li>Nijem's Style - Wrestling</li>
<li>Dariush's Style - BJJ</li>
<li>Prediction - Nijem by decision</li>
</ul>
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<b>Welterweight - John "Doomsday" Howard vs Ryan LaFlare</b><br />
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<ul>
<li>Howard's Style - Muay thai, wrestling</li>
<li>LaFlare's Style - Grappling, <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FtKXZuIbj48/Un7mWaxE3HI/AAAAAAAA6P0/oNQlHwVp-lA/s1600/4.gif">rad omoplata sweeps</a></li>
<li>Prediction - LaFlare by submission</li>
</ul>
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<b>Featherweight - Clay "The Carpenter" Guida vs Tatsuya "The Crusher" Kawajiri</b><br />
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<ul>
<li>Guida's Style - Hobo</li>
<li>Kawajiri's Style - CRUSHING</li>
<li>Prediction - Crusher's gonna crush, y'all</li>
<li>Thoughts - How much of Guida do you think is comprised of stench? Like 40%, right?</li>
</ul>
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<b>Heavyweight - Antonio Rodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueira vs Roy "Big Country" Nelson</b><br />
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<ul>
<li>Nogueira's Style - BJJ, boxing</li>
<li>Nelson's Style - Dwarf lord</li>
<li>Prediction - Nelson by KO</li>
<li>Thoughts - I'm gonna be sad when that prediction comes true</li>
</ul>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00360352636871268626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299008809291267948.post-35149972922010813132014-03-19T20:20:00.002-07:002014-03-19T20:20:46.436-07:00Event Primer - UFC Fight Night 38Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that can't stop laughing at FACE SHOE.<br />
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<b><u>Prelims (Fight Pass)</u></b><br />
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<b>Light Heavyweight - Francimar "Bodao" Barroso vs Hans Stringer</b><br />
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<ul>
<li>Barroso's Style - Striking</li>
<li>Stringer's Style - Blackzilianing</li>
<li>Prediction - Barroso by TKO</li>
</ul>
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<b>Featherweight - Godofredo Pepey vs Noad "Neo" Lahat</b><br />
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<ul>
<li>Pepey's Style - BJJ</li>
<li>Lahat's Style - Grappling</li>
<li>Prediction - Pepey by submission</li>
<li>Thoughts - Lahat's most recent win is against Shad Smith, which just makes me sad.</li>
</ul>
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<b><u>Prelims (Fox Sports 1)</u></b><br />
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<b>Welterweight - Thiago "Bodao" Perpetuo vs Kenny Robertson</b><br />
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<ul>
<li>Perpetuo's Style - Striking</li>
<li>Robertson's Style - Grappling</li>
<li>Prediction - Perpetuo by KO</li>
</ul>
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<b>Flyweight - Jussier "Formiga" da Silva vs Scott "Young Guns" Jorgensen</b><br />
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<ul>
<li>Da Silva's Style - BJJ</li>
<li>Jorgensen's Style - Wrestling</li>
<li>Prediction - Jorgensen by decision</li>
<li>Thoughts - This fight should be super rad, but I don't know why it's so low on the prelims.</li>
</ul>
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<b>Middleweight - Ronny Markes vs Thiago "Marreta" Santos</b><br />
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<ul>
<li>Markes' Style - BJJ</li>
<li>Santos' Style - Grappling</li>
<li>Prediction - Markes by TKO</li>
</ul>
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<b>Featherweight - Diego "DB" Brandao vs Will "The Kill" Chope</b><br />
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<ul>
<li>Brandao's Style - Muay thai, BJJ</li>
<li>Chope's Style - Grappling</li>
<li>Prediction - Brandao by KO</li>
<li>Thoughts - Sean Shelby can be so cruel sometimes.</li>
</ul>
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<br />
<b><u>Main Card (Fox Sports 1)</u></b><br />
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<b>Featherweight - Rony Jason vs "Super" Steven Siler</b><br />
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<ul>
<li>Jason's Style - Grappling</li>
<li>Siler's Style - Grappling</li>
<li>Prediction - Jason by decision</li>
</ul>
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<b>Lightweight - Michel "Tractor" Prazeres vs Mairbek "Beckan" Taisumov</b><br />
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<ul>
<li>Prazeres' Style - Grappling</li>
<li>Taisumov's Style - Wrestling</li>
<li>Prediction - Taisumov by TKO</li>
</ul>
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<b>Light Heavyweight - Fabio Maldonado vs Gian Villante</b><br />
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<ul>
<li>Maldonado's Style - Boxing</li>
<li>Villante's Style - Football</li>
<li>Prediction - Maldonado by TKO</li>
</ul>
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<b>Lightweight - "Stormin'" Norman Parke vs Leonardo Santos</b><br />
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<ul>
<li>Parke's Style - Grappling</li>
<li>Santos' Style - Grappling</li>
<li>Prediction - Santos by decision</li>
</ul>
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<b>Middleweight - Cezar "Mutante" Ferreira vs Clarence "C.B." Byron "The Doberman" Dolloway</b><br />
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<ul>
<li>Ferreira's Style - Striking</li>
<li>Dolloway's Style - Wrestling</li>
<li>Prediction - Ferreira by TKO</li>
<li>Thoughts - Dolloway has a terrible face. I hope it gets punched a bunch!</li>
</ul>
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<b>Light Heavyweight - Mauricio "Shogun" Rua vs Dan "Hendo" Henderson</b><br />
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<ul>
<li>Rua's Style - Muay thai, BJJ</li>
<li>Henderson's Style - Big Right Handerson, wrestling</li>
<li>Prediction - Henderson by KO</li>
<li>Thoughts - I know this fight won't live up to how great the first was, but I hope it is at least half as rad.</li>
</ul>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00360352636871268626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299008809291267948.post-4452603973767932712014-03-13T11:09:00.001-07:002014-03-13T11:09:33.062-07:00Event Primer - UFC 171Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that refuses to give War Machine a Slurpee.<br />
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<b><u>Prelims (Fight Pass)</u></b><br />
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<b>Featherweight - Daniel "The Pit" Pineda vs Robert "The Hammer" Whiteford</b><br />
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<ul>
<li>Pineda's Style - Grappling</li>
<li>Whiteford's Style - Striking</li>
<li>Prediction - Pineda by submission</li>
</ul>
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<br />
<b>Middleweight - Robert "Bubba" McDaniel vs Sean "Tarzan" Strickland</b><br />
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<ul>
<li>McDaniel's Style - Grappling</li>
<li>Strickland's Style - Striking</li>
<li>Prediction - Strickland by KO</li>
<li>Thoughts - Please go away, Bubba, nobody likes you.</li>
</ul>
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<b>Flyweight - Will Campuzano vs Justin "Tank" Scoggins</b><br />
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<ul>
<li>Campuzano's Style - Striking</li>
<li>Scoggins' Style - Striking</li>
<li>Prediction - Scoggins by KO</li>
</ul>
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<br />
<b>Lightweight - Renee Forte vs Frank "Sitkayan" Trevino</b><br />
<br />
<ul>
<li>Forte's Style - Playing loud</li>
<li>Trevino's Style - Striking</li>
<li>Prediction - Trevino by decision</li>
<li>Thoughts - What the fuck is a "Sitkayan" ?</li>
</ul>
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<br />
<b><u>Prelims (Fox Sports 2)</u></b><br />
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<b>Welterweight - Sean "Black Magic" Spencer vs Alex "The Dominican Nightmare" Garcia</b><br />
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<ul>
<li>Spencer's Style - Freestyle</li>
<li>Garcia's Style - BJJ, striking</li>
<li>Prediction - Garcia by KO</li>
</ul>
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<br />
<b>Featherweight - Jimy "The Kid" Hettes vs Dennis "The Menace" Bermudez</b><br />
<br />
<ul>
<li>Hettes' Style - Judo</li>
<li>Bermudez's Style - Wrestling, boxing</li>
<li>Prediction - Bermudez by KO</li>
</ul>
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<br />
<b>Women's Bantamweight - Raquel "Rocky" Pennington vs Jessica "Bate Estaca" Andrade</b><br />
<br />
<ul>
<li>Pennington's Style - Striking, grappling</li>
<li>Andrade's Style - BJJ, Muay thai</li>
<li>Prediction - Andrade by decision</li>
</ul>
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<br />
<b>Welterweight - Kelvin Gastelum vs Rick "The Horror" Story</b><br />
<br />
<ul>
<li>Gastelum's Style - Wrestling, grappling</li>
<li>Story's Style - Wrestling</li>
<li>Prediction - Gastelum by submission</li>
</ul>
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<br />
<b><u>Main Card (PPV)</u></b><br />
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<b>Light Heavyweight - Ovince "OSP" St. Preux vs Nikita "The Al Capone" Krylov</b><br />
<br />
<ul>
<li>St. Preux's Style - Football</li>
<li>Krylov's Style - Fedora</li>
<li>Prediction - Ovince by KO</li>
</ul>
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<br />
<b>Welterweight - Jake Shields vs Hector "Lightning" Lombard</b><br />
<br />
<ul>
<li>Shields' Style - American Jiu-Jitsu, rorsin' around</li>
<li>Lombard's Style - Boxing, judo</li>
<li>Prediction - Shields by decision</li>
</ul>
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<br />
<b>Lightweight - Diego "The Dream" Sanchez vs Myles "Fury" Jury</b><br />
<br />
<ul>
<li>Sanchez's Style - Wrestle-boxing, being a slippery lizard, DEVIL YOGA</li>
<li>Jury's Style - Kickboxing, BJJ</li>
<li>Prediction - Sanchez by decision</li>
<li>Thoughts - I would really like to see Diego not take a massive amount of brain trauma in this fight.</li>
</ul>
<br />
<br />
<b>Welterweight - Carlos "The Natural Born Killer" Condit vs Tyron "T-Wood" Woodley</b><br />
<br />
<ul>
<li>Condit's Style - Spinning shit</li>
<li>Woodley's Style - Wrestling, boxing</li>
<li>Prediction - Condit by TKO</li>
<li>Thoughts - Since Condit is the fighting version of Adam Scott, I want to see a MMA version of Parks and Recreation (Don Frye can be Ron Swanson)</li>
</ul>
<br />
<br />
<b>Welterweight - Johny "Bigg Rigg" Hendricks vs "Ruthless" Robbie Lawler</b><br />
<br />
<ul>
<li>Hendricks' Style - Wrestlin', punchin'</li>
<li>Lawler's Style - Punchin'</li>
<li>Prediction - Lawler by TKO</li>
<li>Thoughts - So sad for Hendricks that as soon as he doesn't win the welterweight title, he loses it to Lawler.</li>
</ul>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00360352636871268626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299008809291267948.post-88149930298003399132014-03-05T09:17:00.001-08:002014-03-05T09:17:08.794-08:00Event Primer - UFC Fight Night 37Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that's glad to have missed out on making a primer for Fight Night Macau (WOULD HAVE GONE 1-7, YEESH)<br />
<br />
<b><u>Prelims (Fight Pass)</u></b><br />
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<b>Flyweight - Louis "Goodnight" Gaudinot vs Phil "Billy" Harris</b><br />
<br />
<ul>
<li>Gaudinot's Style - Being a troll doll</li>
<li>Harris' Style - Grappling</li>
<li>Prediction - Gaudinot by decision</li>
</ul>
<br />
<br />
<b>Welterweight - Danny "The Cheesecake Assassin" Mitchell vs Igor Araujo</b><br />
<br />
<ul>
<li>Mitchell's Style - Trying to kill Sarah Moras</li>
<li>Araujo's Style - BJJ</li>
<li>Prediction - Araujo by decision</li>
<li>Thoughts - Mitchell has my new favorite nickname, I just don't think he's that awesome a fighter.</li>
</ul>
<br />
<br />
<b>Bantamweight - "Stunning" Roland Delorme vs "Dangerous" Davey Grant</b><br />
<br />
<ul>
<li>Delorme's Style - Grappling</li>
<li>Grant's Style - Grappling</li>
<li>Prediction - Delorme by submission</li>
<li>Thoughts - If my prediction comes true, this will be the first sub win in the UFC in like 20+ fights. Does that seem low to anyone else?</li>
</ul>
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<br />
<b>Middleweight - Bradley "Bear" Scott vs Claudio Henrique "Mineiro" Da Silva</b><br />
<br />
<ul>
<li>Scott's Style - Punchin', grapplin'</li>
<li>Silva's Style - BJJ</li>
<li>Prediction - Scott by TKO</li>
</ul>
<br />
<br />
<b>Middleweight - Luke "The Big Slow" Barnatt vs Mats Nilsson</b><br />
<br />
<ul>
<li>Barnatt's Style - Tall</li>
<li>Nilsson's Style - Grappling</li>
<li>Prediction - Barnatt by decision</li>
</ul>
<br />
<br />
<b>Light Heavyweight - Ilir "The Sledgehammer" Latifi vs Cyrille "The Snake" Diabate</b><br />
<br />
<ul>
<li>Latifi's Style - Phil Collins</li>
<li>Diabate's Style - Boxing</li>
<li>Prediction - Diabate by KO</li>
<li>Thoughts - Poor, poor Queen Latifi, you're gonna get snake-boxed something fierce</li>
</ul>
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<br />
<b><u>Main Card (FIGHT PASS)</u></b><br />
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<b>Welterweight - Gunnar "Gunni" Nelson vs Omari "Lakec" Akhmedov</b><br />
<br />
<ul>
<li>Nelson's Style - BJJ</li>
<li>Akhmedov's Style - Sambo</li>
<li>Prediction - Always bet on Dagestan. Akhmedov by TKO</li>
</ul>
<br />
<br />
<b>Flyweight - Brad "One Punch" Pickett vs Neil "2Tap" Seery</b><br />
<br />
<ul>
<li>Pickett's Style - PUNCH</li>
<li>Seery's Style - Looking into the future</li>
<li>Prediction - Pickett by KO</li>
<li>Thoughts - Sean Shelby, I applaud your numerical nickname matchmaking!</li>
</ul>
<br />
<br />
<b>Lightweight - Michael "The Menace" Johnson vs Melvin "The Young Assassin" Guillard</b><br />
<br />
<ul>
<li>Johnson's Style - Wrestling</li>
<li>Guillard's Style - Boxing</li>
<li>Prediction - Melvin does A Dumb Thing; Johnson by KO</li>
<li>Thoughts - Melvin, you should probably drop the "young" part of your nickname.</li>
</ul>
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<br />
<b>Light Heavyweight - Alexander "The Mauler" Gustafsson vs Jimi "Poster Boy" Manuwa</b><br />
<br />
<ul>
<li>Gustafsson's Style - Kickboxing, havin' the best doges</li>
<li>Manuwa's Style - Knee-splosions</li>
<li>Prediction - Gustafsson by KO</li>
<li>Thoughts - I HOPE MANUWA DOESN'T USE HIS WARLOCK POWERS TO MAKE ALEX TEAR HIS ACL OR SOMETHING</li>
</ul>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00360352636871268626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299008809291267948.post-26257636994162991202014-02-20T13:41:00.003-08:002014-02-20T13:43:26.960-08:00Event primer - UFC 170Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that's always getting its hat stolen.<br />
<br />
<b><u>Prelims (Fight Pass)</u></b><br />
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<b>Lightweight - Ernest "The Mad Titan" Chavez vs Yosdenis "The Pink Panther" Cedeno</b><br />
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<ul>
<li>Chavez's Style - Striking</li>
<li>Cedeno's Style - Striking</li>
<li>Prediction - Cedeno by decision</li>
</ul>
<br />
<br />
<b>Lightweight - Rafaello "Trator" Oliveira vs Erik "New Breed" Koch</b><br />
<br />
<ul>
<li>Oliveira's Style - BJJ</li>
<li>Koch's Style - Kickboxing</li>
<li>Prediction - KOch by KO</li>
<li>Thoughts - Holy cow, did Koch poop in one of Dana White's cars? He probably shouldn't be this low on the prelims.</li>
</ul>
<br />
<br />
<b><u>Prelims (Fox Sports 1)</u></b><br />
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<b>Flyweight - Zach "Fun Size" Makovsky vs Josh "The Gremlin" Sampo</b><br />
<br />
<ul>
<li>Makovsky's Style - Grappling</li>
<li>Sampo's Style - Grappling</li>
<li>Prediction - Makovsky by TKO</li>
</ul>
<br />
<br />
<b>Bantamweight - Cody "Renegade" Gibson vs Aljamain "Funk Master" Sterling</b><br />
<br />
<ul>
<li>Gibson's Style - Striking</li>
<li>Sterling's Style - Funk, grapping</li>
<li>Prediction - Sterling by submission</li>
</ul>
<br />
<br />
<b>Bantamweight - Raphael Assuncao vs Pedro "The Young Punisher" Munhoz</b><br />
<br />
<ul>
<li>Assuncao's Style - BJJ</li>
<li>Munhoz's Style - Punishing young people, BJJ</li>
<li>Prediction - Assuncao by submission</li>
</ul>
<br />
<br />
<b>Women's Bantamweight - Alexis "Ally-Gator" Davis vs Jessica "Evil" Eye</b><br />
<br />
<ul>
<li>Davis' Style - Grappling</li>
<li>Eye's Style - Smoking drugs</li>
<li>Prediction - Davis by submission</li>
</ul>
<br />
<br />
<b><u>Main Card (PPV)</u></b><br />
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<b>Welterweight - Robert Whittaker vs Stephen "Wonderboy" Thompson</b><br />
<br />
<ul>
<li>Whittaker's Style - Striking</li>
<li>Thompson's Style - Kickboxing</li>
<li>Prediction - Thompson by KO</li>
</ul>
<br />
<br />
<b>Welterweight - Mike "Quicksand" Pyle vs TJ Waldburger</b><br />
<br />
<ul>
<li>Pyle's Style - Mullet, grappling</li>
<li>Waldburger's Style - Grappling</li>
<li>Prediction - Pyle by TKO</li>
</ul>
<br />
<br />
<b>Welterweight - Rory "Ares" MacDonald vs Demian Maia</b><br />
<br />
<ul>
<li>MacDonald's Style - Being a robot that dresses like An Gestapo</li>
<li>Maia's Style - BJJ</li>
<li>Prediction - MacDonald by decision</li>
</ul>
<br />
<br />
<b>Light Heavyweight - Daniel "DC" Cormier vs Patrick "Durkin" Cummins</b><br />
<br />
<ul>
<li>Cormier's Style - Wrestling</li>
<li>Cummins' Style - Barista</li>
<li>Prediction - Cormier by TKO</li>
<li>Thoughts - Cummins gonna get smashed into pulpy bits of jerk</li>
</ul>
<br />
<br />
<b>Women's Bantamweight - "Rowdy" Ronda Rousey vs Sara McMann</b><br />
<br />
<ul>
<li>Rousey's Style - Judo</li>
<li>McMann's Style - Wrestling</li>
<li>Prediction - Rousey by submission (ARMBAR)</li>
<li>Thoughts - Two Olympic medalists are fighting, which should be rad! I just think McMann needs two or three more fights against high level competition</li>
</ul>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00360352636871268626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299008809291267948.post-31237118068030525302014-02-13T09:07:00.001-08:002014-02-13T09:07:39.335-08:00Event Primer - UFC Fight Night 36Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that knows what the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wm__QCbKkLQ">Wand Says</a> (It is "<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKChtS2aDRY">I want to fuck Chuck</a>!").<br />
<br />
<b><u>Prelims (Fight Pass)</u></b><br />
<br />
<b>Featherweight - Douglas "D'Silva" Silva de Andrande vs Zubair "Warrior" Tuhugov</b><br />
<br />
<ul>
<li>Andrande's Style - Striking</li>
<li>Tuhugov's Style - Hugs, I hope!</li>
<li>Prediction - Tuhugov by KO</li>
</ul>
<br />
<br />
<b>Welterweight - Ildemar "Marajo" Alcantara vs Albert "Einstein" Tumenov</b><br />
<br />
<ul>
<li>Alcantara's Style - BJJ, Muay Thai</li>
<li>Tumenov's Style - Sambo (Probably, am I right?)</li>
<li>Prediction - Tumenov by TKO</li>
</ul>
<br />
<br />
<b>Featherweight - Felipe "Sertanejo" Arantes vs Maximo "Maxi" Blanco</b><br />
<br />
<ul>
<li>Arantes' Style - Muay Thai, BJJ</li>
<li>Blanco's Style - Flips</li>
<li>Prediction - Blanco by TKO</li>
</ul>
<br />
<br />
<b>Bantamweight - Iuri "Marajo" Alcantara vs Wilson Reis</b><br />
<br />
<ul>
<li>Alcantara's Style - BJJ</li>
<li>Reis' Style - BJJ</li>
<li>Prediction - Alcantara by decision</li>
</ul>
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<b>Lightweight - Francisco "Massaranduba" Trinaldo vs Jesse "The Body Snatcher" Ronson</b><br />
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<ul>
<li>Trinaldo's Style - BJJ</li>
<li>Ronson's Style - Grappling</li>
<li>Prediction - Trinaldo by submission</li>
</ul>
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<b>Lightweight - Rodrigo Damm vs Ivan "Batman" Jorge</b><br />
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<ul>
<li>Damm's Style - BJJ, Wrestling</li>
<li>Jorge's Style - BJJ</li>
<li>Prediction - Jorge by decision</li>
</ul>
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<b>Lightweight - Cristiano Marcello vs Joe Proctor</b><br />
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<ul>
<li>Marcello's Style - BJJ</li>
<li>Proctor's Style - Grappling</li>
<li>Prediction - Marcello by submission</li>
</ul>
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<b><u>Main Card (Fox Sports 1)</u></b><br />
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<b>Featherweight - Charles "Do Bronx" Oliveira vs Andy "The Little Axe" Ogle</b><br />
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<ul>
<li>Oliveira's Style - BJJ</li>
<li>Ogle's Style - Weeping</li>
<li>Prediction - Oliveira by submission</li>
</ul>
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<b>Middleweight - Viscardi Andrade vs Nico Musoke</b><br />
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<ul>
<li>Andrade's Style - Striking, grappling</li>
<li>Musoke's Style - Grappling</li>
<li>Prediction - Musoke by submission</li>
</ul>
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<b>Welterweight - Erick "Indio" Silva vs Takenori Sato</b><br />
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<ul>
<li>Silva's Style - Striking</li>
<li>Sato's Style - Grappling</li>
<li>Prediction - Silva by KO</li>
</ul>
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<b>Middleweight - Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza vs Francis "Limitless" Carmont</b><br />
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<ul>
<li>Souza's Style - BJJ, gator chomp-n-crawl</li>
<li>Carmont's Style - Tricking judges</li>
<li>Prediction - Souza by submission</li>
<li>Thoughts - I don't like you, Francis Carmont, and I really hope you get beaten handily by Ronnie Gators.</li>
</ul>
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<b>Middleweight - Lyoto "The Dragon" Machida vs Gegard Mousasi</b><br />
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<ul>
<li>Machida's Style - Karate, <a href="http://instagram.com/p/jqHTBLJ6eh">boogeying</a>, monkey hugs</li>
<li>Mousasi's Style - Kickboxing, BJJ, looking sullen and bored</li>
<li>Prediction - Machida by TKO</li>
<li>Thoughts - Winner gets to be next in line for Chris Weidman to catastrophically injure!</li>
</ul>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00360352636871268626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299008809291267948.post-59558807651409094122014-01-30T07:13:00.003-08:002014-01-30T07:13:25.121-08:00Event primer - UFC 169Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that's a fan of Antony Pettis' #sillyassuits.<br />
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<b><u>Prelims (Fight Pass)</u></b><br />
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<b>Welterweight - Neil Magny vs Gasan "Cobra" Umalatov</b><br />
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<ul>
<li>Magny's Style - Grappling</li>
<li>Umalatov's Style - Sambo (I mean, probably, right?), being a diacritical mark</li>
<li>Prediction - Umalatov by submission</li>
<li>Thoughts - Go away, Neil Magny, nobody from TUF 16 is any good</li>
</ul>
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<b>Lightweight - Rashid "Highlander" Magomedov vs Tony Martin</b><br />
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<ul>
<li>Magomedov's Style - Sambo</li>
<li>Martin's Style - Grappling</li>
<li>Prediction - Magomedov by decision</li>
</ul>
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<b>Middleweight - Clint "Headbussa" Hester vs Andy "Tank Mode" Enz</b><br />
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<ul>
<li>Hester's Style - Striking</li>
<li>Enz's Style - Grappling</li>
<li>Prediction - Hester by KO</li>
<li>Thoughts - This is kind of a decent set of nicknames from both dudes.</li>
</ul>
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<b>Prelims (Fox Sports 1)</b><br />
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<b>Lightweight - Al "Raging" Iaquinta vs Kevin "Mo-Town Phenom" Lee</b><br />
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<ul>
<li>Iaquinta's Style - Boxing, BJJ</li>
<li>Lee's Style - Wrestling</li>
<li>Prediction - Iaquinta by decision</li>
<li>Thoughts - Serra-Longo Fight Team continues to roll. STRONG ISLAND, BABY!</li>
</ul>
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<b>Middleweight - Tom "Kong" Watson vs Nick "The Jersey Devil" Catone</b><br />
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<ul>
<li>Watson's Style - Boxing</li>
<li>Catone's Style - Wrestling</li>
<li>Prediction - Catone by decision</li>
</ul>
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<b>Flyweight - Chris "Kamikaze" Cariaso vs Danny "The Gremlin" Martinez</b><br />
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<ul>
<li>Cariaso's Style - Striking</li>
<li>Martinez's Style - Punching</li>
<li>Prediction - Martinez by decision</li>
</ul>
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<b>Lightweight - John "The Bull" Makdessi vs Alan "Nuguette" Patrick</b><br />
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<ul>
<li>Makdessi's Style - Striking, wonky eye</li>
<li>Patrick's Style - BJJ</li>
<li>Prediction - Patrick by submisison</li>
</ul>
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<b><u>Main Card (PPV)</u></b><br />
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<b>Lightweight - Jamie Varner vs Abel "Killer" Trujillo</b><br />
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<ul>
<li>Varner's Style - Wrestling</li>
<li>Trujillo's Style - Striking</li>
<li>Prediction - Trujillo by KO</li>
<li>Thoughts - You go away, too, Jamie Varner.</li>
</ul>
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<b>Flyweight - John "Hands of Stone" Lineker vs Ali "Puncher King" Bagautinov</b><br />
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<ul>
<li>Lineker's Style - Striking, missing weight</li>
<li>Bagautinov's Style - Punching</li>
<li>Prediction - Bagautinov by TKO, Lineker comes in at least 2 pounds heavy</li>
</ul>
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<b>Heavyweight - Alistair "Demolition Man" Overeem vs Frank Mir</b><br />
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<ul>
<li>Overeem's Style - Kickboxing</li>
<li>Mir's Style - BJJ, Smug</li>
<li>Prediction - Overeem by KO</li>
<li>Thoughts - Both of these guys lose in very funny ways, so this fight should be stupid-entertaining</li>
</ul>
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<b>Featherweight - Jose "Junior" Aldo vs Ricardo "The Bully" Lamas</b><br />
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<ul>
<li>Aldo's Style - Muay Thai, soccer</li>
<li>Lamas' Style - Wrestling</li>
<li>Prediction - Aldo by KO</li>
</ul>
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<b>Bantamweight - Renan "<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwP04-diHtc">Barao</a>" Pegado vs Urijah "The California Kid" Faber</b><br />
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<ul>
<li>Pegado's Style - BJJ, Muay Thai, being a Nosferatu</li>
<li>Faber's Style - Wrestling, BANG Muay Thai, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPJfJiikwuI">Dougie-ing</a></li>
<li>Prediction - Barao by decision</li>
</ul>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00360352636871268626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299008809291267948.post-22090754646716124982014-01-24T04:36:00.003-08:002014-01-24T04:36:57.064-08:00Event primer - UFC on Fox 10Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that's suffered grievous bodily harm from Sweden's own IKEA meatballs. <br />
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<u>Prelims (Fight Pass)</u><br />
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<b>Heavyweight - Walt Harris vs Nikita "The Al Capone" Krylov</b><br />
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<ul>
<li>Harris' Style - Basketball, Striking</li>
<li>Krylov's Style - Grapping</li>
<li>Prediction - Krylov by TKO</li>
</ul>
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<b><u>Prelims (Fox Sports 1)</u></b><br />
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<b>Welterweight - George Sullivan vs Mike "Biggie" Rhodes</b><br />
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<ul>
<li>Sullivan's Style - BJJ, striking</li>
<li>Rhodes' Style - Kickboxing, basketball</li>
<li>Prediction - Sullivan by KO</li>
</ul>
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<b>Lightweight - Daron "Detroit Superstar" Cruickshank vs Mike "The Wolverine" Rio</b><br />
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<ul>
<li>Cruickshank's Style - Kickboxing</li>
<li>Rio's Style - Grappling</li>
<li>Prediction - Rio by submission</li>
</ul>
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<b>Bantamweight - Ramiro "Junior" Hernandez vs Hugo "Wolverine" Viana</b><br />
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<ul>
<li>Hernandez's Style - Striking, Miletich Fighting Systems</li>
<li>Viana's Style - Boxing</li>
<li>Prediction - Viana by decision</li>
<li>Thoughts - I know there's twenty pounds between them, but I still want to see Viana vs Rio in a nickname fight</li>
</ul>
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<b>Bantamweight - Chico "The King" Camus vs Yaotzin Meza</b><br />
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<ul>
<li>Camus' Style - Kickboxing</li>
<li>Meza's Style - Wrestling, boxing</li>
<li>Prediction - Meza by submission</li>
</ul>
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<b>Bantamweight - Eddie Wineland vs Yves "Tiger" Jabouin</b><br />
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<ul>
<li>Wineland's Style - Kickboxing, wrestling</li>
<li>Jabouin's Style - Kickboxing</li>
<li>Prediction - Wineland by TKO</li>
</ul>
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<b>Bantamweight - Alex "Bruce Leeroy" Caceres vs Sergio Pettis</b><br />
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<ul>
<li>Caceres' Style - BJJ, the Glow</li>
<li>Pettis' Style - Kickboxing</li>
<li>Prediction - Pettis by decision</li>
</ul>
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<b><u>Main Card (Fox)</u></b><br />
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<b>Featherweight - Darren "The Damage" Elkins vs Jeremy "Lil' Heathen" Stephens</b><br />
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<ul>
<li>Elkins' Style - Wrestlin</li>
<li>Stephens' Style - Kickboxing</li>
<li>Prediction - Elkins by decision</li>
</ul>
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<b>Lightweight - Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone vs Adriano Martins</b><br />
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<ul>
<li>Cerrone's Style - Kickboxing, BJJ, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhvUgIv-K0U">GETTING SOME</a>, Boat rage</li>
<li>Martins' Style - BJJ, Muay Thai</li>
<li>Prediction - Cerrone by KO</li>
</ul>
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<b>Heavyweight - Stipe Miocic vs Gabriel "Napao" Gonzaga</b><br />
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<ul>
<li>Miocic's Style - Baseball</li>
<li>Gonzaga's Style - BJJ, vlogging</li>
<li>Predictions - Miocic by TKO</li>
</ul>
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<b>Lightweight - Benson "Smooth" Henderson vs Josh "The Punk" Thomson</b><br />
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<ul>
<li>Henderson's Style - Grappling</li>
<li>Thomson's Style - Kickboxing</li>
<li>Prediction - Henderson by submission</li>
</ul>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00360352636871268626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299008809291267948.post-75255788471907306942014-01-16T20:12:00.001-08:002014-01-16T20:14:54.814-08:00Event primer - World Series of Fighting 8Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that's <a href="http://www.gofundme.com/68mocc">supporting Cat Zingano in her time of need</a>. Please do the same!<br />
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<b><u>Prelims (Sherdog.com)</u></b><br />
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<b>Welterweight - Jose "The Fresh Prince" Caceres vs Anderson "Son" Melo</b><br />
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<ul>
<li>Caceres' Style - Grappling</li>
<li>Melo's Style - Striking, grappling</li>
<li>Prediction - Caceres by submission</li>
<li>Thoughts - Caceres ain't even from West Philadelphia, born and raised, illegal use of nickname!</li>
</ul>
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<b>Featherweight - Freddy Assuncao vs Brenson Hansen</b><br />
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<ul>
<li>Assuncao's Style - Freestyle</li>
<li>Hansen's Style - Freestyle</li>
<li>Prediction - Hansen by decision</li>
</ul>
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<b>Bantamweight - Alexis "The Exorcist" Vila vs Sidemar "Sideco" Honorio</b><br />
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<ul>
<li>Vila's Style - Wrestling, striking</li>
<li>Honorio's Style - Grappling</li>
<li>Prediction - Vila by decision</li>
</ul>
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<b>Heavyweight - Scott "The Bear" Barrett vs Derrick "Caveman" Mehmen</b><br />
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<ul>
<li>Barrett's Style - Wrestling</li>
<li>Mehmen's Style - <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SdvmjsczctQ/UjUeCDinYTI/AAAAAAAAv8c/Q-PAXtq5fJ4/s1600/1.gif">PUNCH</a></li>
<li>Prediction - Mehmen by KO</li>
<li>Thoughts - Mehmen gets my vote for funniest and best knockout of 2013, maybe all-time. Also, this is a top-notch nickname fight</li>
</ul>
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<b>Welterweight - Valdir "BBMonster" Araujo vs Tyler "The Evolution" Stinson</b><br />
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<ul>
<li>Araujo's Style - Freestyle</li>
<li>Stinson's style - Striking</li>
<li>Prediction - Stinson by TKO</li>
<li>Thoughts - Is BBMonster better than BxB Hulk? Probably not. Also, Alabama thinks that Tyler Stinson is an unproven theory.</li>
</ul>
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<b><u>Main Card (NBC Sports Network)</u></b><br />
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<b>Lightweight - Jorge "Macaco" Patino vs Luis "Baboon" Palomino</b><br />
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<ul>
<li>Patino's Style - BJJ</li>
<li>Palomino's Style - BJJ, capoeira</li>
<li>Prediction - Palomino by TKO</li>
<li>Thoughts - Monkey nickname fight! YEAH!</li>
</ul>
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<b>Bantamweight - Cody "Bam Bam" Bollinger vs Tyson Nam</b><br />
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<ul>
<li>Bollinger's Style - Grappling</li>
<li>Nam's Style - Striking</li>
<li>Prediction - Nam by TKO</li>
</ul>
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<b>Women's Strawweight - Jessica "JAG" Aguilar vs Alida Gray</b><br />
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<ul>
<li>Aguilar's Style - BJJ</li>
<li>Gray's Style - Judo</li>
<li>Prediction - Aguilar by submission</li>
<li>Thoughts - Kinda lame of WSoF to not have this other title fight as the co-main event.</li>
</ul>
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<b>Light Heavyweight - Anthony "Rumble" Johnson vs Mike "MAK" Kyle</b><br />
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<ul>
<li>Johnson's Style - Boxing, wrestling, buffet</li>
<li>Kyle's Style - Striking</li>
<li>Prediction - Johnson by KO</li>
<li>Thoughts - Always and forever, FUCK MIKE KYLE (One of these days, I'll finish that Cage Justice: Mike Kyle edition and then everyone can echo my sentiments)</li>
</ul>
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<b>Lightweight - Justin "The Highlight" Gaethje vs Richard Patishnock</b><br />
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<ul>
<li>Gaethje's Style - Striking</li>
<li>Alternate Gaethje Nickname - Justin Gaethje "To a Nunnery"</li>
<li>Patishnock's Style - Grappling</li>
<li>Prediction - Gaethje by KO</li>
</ul>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00360352636871268626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299008809291267948.post-79112661100577398902014-01-13T07:28:00.002-08:002014-01-14T05:57:46.770-08:00Event primer - UFC Fight Night 35<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial; font-size: small;">
Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that thinks Nate Diaz shouldn't be scared, comrade, and just fight Khabib Nurmagomedov.</div>
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<b>Lightweight - Charlie "The Spaniard" Brenneman vs Beneil "Benny" Dariush</b></div>
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<li>Brenneman's Style - Wrestling</li>
<li>Dariush's Style - Grappling</li>
<li>Prediction - Brenneman by TKO</li>
<li>Thoughts - Wait, so Beneil is from Iran and has "Darius" in his surname, but doesn't go by "Prince of Persia" or anything similar? He done goofed, big time.</li>
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<b>Lightweight - Vinc "From Hell" Pichel vs Garett "Goodnight" Whitely</b></div>
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<li>Pichel's Style - Striking</li>
<li>Whitely's Style - Striking</li>
<li>Prediction - Pichel by KO</li>
<li>Thoughts - Rumor is if you hum the Dagestan anthem (They do have an anthem, right?), near Pichel, he goes catatonic and gets a total deer-in-headlights look.</li>
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<b><u>Prelims (Fox Sports 1)</u></b></div>
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<b>Flyweight - Alptekin "Turkish Delight' Ozkilic vs Louis "Da Last Samurai" Smolka</b></div>
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<ul>
<li>Ozkilic's Style - Wrestling, luring English schoolchildren into the clutches of the White Witch.</li>
<li>Smolka's Style - Grappling, being Tom Cruise?</li>
<li>Prediction - Ozkilic by decision</li>
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<b>Middleweight - Trevor "Hot Sauce" Smith vs Brian "B-Hou" Houston</b></div>
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<ul>
<li>Smith's Style - Grappling, AND1'ing</li>
<li>Houston's Style - Striking</li>
<li>Prediction - Houston by KO</li>
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<b>Lightweight - Elias "Xuxu" Silveiro vs Isaac Vallie-Flagg</b></div>
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<ul>
<li>Silveiro's Style - Striking</li>
<li>Vallie-Flagg's Style - Striking and grappling</li>
<li>Prediction - Vallie-Flagg by decision</li>
<li>Thoughts - "Xuxu" apparently means both chayote and also cutie. Brazil is weird.</li>
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<b>Lightweight - "Stripper" Ramsey Nijem vs Justin "Fast Eddie" Edwards</b></div>
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<ul>
<li>Nijem's Style - Wrestling</li>
<li>Edwards' Style - Grappling</li>
<li>Prediction - Edwards by decision</li>
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<b>Lightweight - Cole "Magrinho" Miller vs Sam Sicilia</b></div>
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<ul>
<li>Miller's Style - BJJ</li>
<li>Sicila's Style - Boxing</li>
<li>Prediction - Miller by submission</li>
<li>Thoughts - American Top Team is a cult, right?</li>
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<b>Flyweight - John Moraga vs Dustin Ortiz</b></div>
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<li>Moraga's Style - Grappling</li>
<li>Ortiz's Style - Striking</li>
<li>Prediction - Moraga by KO</li>
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<b>Middleweight - Derek Brunson vs Yoel "Soldier of God" Romero</b></div>
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<li>Brunson's Style - Poker</li>
<li>Romero's Style - Wrestling</li>
<li>Prediction - Romero by KO</li>
<li>Thoughts - Romero's string of Cool Knockouts is slowly overwriting "did a FANTASTIC ankle pick" as my lasting memory of him.</li>
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<b>Bantamweight - TJ Dillashaw vs Mike "The Hulk" Easton</b></div>
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<li>Dillashaw's Style - Grappling</li>
<li>Easton's Style - BJJ</li>
<li>Prediction - Dillashaw by submission</li>
<li>Thoughts - Dillashaw is an Alpha Male, so he gets the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPJfJiikwuI">Dougie Treatment</a>. Also, I really hope Easton splits from Lloyd Irvin's creepy ass cult.</li>
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<li>Larkin's Style - Striking, shaving crazy stuff into his hair</li>
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<li>Prediction - Larkin by decision</li>
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<li>Rockhold's Style - Kickboxing, surfing, <a href="http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/How-Training-with-Cain-Velasquez-Skateboarding-Have-Hardened-Luke-Rockhold-61889">skating</a></li>
<li>Philippou's Style - Boxing</li>
<li>Prediction - Rockhold by decision</li>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00360352636871268626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299008809291267948.post-29722547859632850412014-01-02T19:28:00.002-08:002014-01-02T19:28:58.696-08:00Event primer - UFC Fight Night 34Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that's gonna watch every Olaf Alfonso fight on FIGHT PASS.<br />
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<b><i><u>A brief note</u></i></b> - This event is the UFC's first foray into their new Fight Pass system, which is good in theory, but in the reality of this card, is littered with fighters who I believe are entirely fictitious. As such, my notes on fighter styles and fight predictions will be even more slipshod than usual.<br />
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<b><u>Prelims (Fight Pass)</u></b><br />
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<b>Bantamweight - Leandro "Brodinho" Issa vs Russell Doane</b><br />
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<li>Issa's Style - Grappling</li>
<li>Alternate Issa nickname - Leandro Issa "Me, Mario!"</li>
<li>Doane's Style - Striking</li>
<li>Prediction - Issa by decision</li>
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<b>Bantamweight - Dustin "The Diamond" Kimura vs Jon "The Heat" Delos Reyes</b><br />
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<li>Kimura's Style - Grappling</li>
<li>Reyes' Style - Freestyle</li>
<li>Prediction - Kimura by submission (Not a kimura, though)</li>
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<b>Lightweight - Mairbek "Beckan" Taisumov vs Tae Hyun "Supernatural" Bang</b><br />
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<li>Taisumov's Style - Probably sambo!</li>
<li>Bang's Style - Standing</li>
<li>Prediction - Taisumov by submission</li>
<li>Thoughts - Though not as cool as Dagestanis, Chechens are pretty cool Russian-esque fighters. Also, I think there is an entire subgenre of romance novels about Supernatural Bangs.</li>
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<b>Bantamweight - Royston Wee vs Dave "Scarecrow" Galera</b><br />
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<li>Wee's Style - Going home, grappling</li>
<li>Fake Wee nickname - Royston "Vasey" Wee</li>
<li>Galera's Style - Freestyle</li>
<li>Prediction - Galera by submission</li>
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<b>Lightweight - Quinn Mulhern vs Katsunori Kikuno</b><br />
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<li>Mulhern's Style - Sleaze-stache</li>
<li>Kikuno's Style - Kick, you know?</li>
<li>Prediction - Kikuno by KO</li>
<li>Thoughts - I sometimes get Kikuno and Kitaoka confused, but then I remember Kikuno throws crescent KIKs so that helps.</li>
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<b>Featherweight - Max "Blessed" Holloway vs Will "The Kill" Chope</b><br />
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<li>Holloway's Style - Kickboxing</li>
<li>Chope's Style - Grappling</li>
<li>Prediction - Holloway by KO</li>
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<b><u>Main Card (FIGHT PASS)</u></b><br />
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<b>Bantamweight - Kyung Ho "Mr. Perfect" Kang vs Shunichi "Rolling Star" Shimizu</b><br />
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<li>Kang's Style - Birthing McGillicutties, grappling</li>
<li>Shimizu's Style - Grappling</li>
<li>Prediction - Shimizu by decision</li>
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<b>Welterweight - Kiichi "Strasser" Kunimoto vs Luiz "Besouro" Dutra, Jr</b><br />
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<li>Kunimot's Style - Grappling</li>
<li>Dutra's Style - Freestyle</li>
<li>Prediction - Kunimoto by submission</li>
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<b>Featherweight - Tatsuya "Crusher" Kawajiri vs Sean Soriano</b><br />
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<ul>
<li>Kawajiri's Style - Crushing</li>
<li>Soriano's Style - Blogging (Oh, waith, I'm thinking of Shea Serrano, never mind)</li>
<li>Prediction - Crusher gonna Crush</li>
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<b>Welterweight - Tarec "The Sponge" Saffiedine vs Hyun Gyu "The Ace" Lim</b><br />
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<li>Saffiedine's Style - Kickboxing, grappling</li>
<li>Lim's Style - Striking</li>
<li>Prediction - Lim by KO</li>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00360352636871268626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299008809291267948.post-29003053935908487272013-12-26T13:36:00.001-08:002013-12-26T13:36:59.573-08:00Event primer - UFC 168Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that's quicker with an excuse than a defeated Brazilian.<br />
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<b><u>Prelims (Facebook, YouTube)</u></b><br />
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<b>Featherweight - Robbie "Problems" Peralta vs Estevan "El Terible" Payan</b><br />
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<li>Peralta's Style - Striking </li>
<li>Payan's Style - Boxing</li>
<li>Prediction - Payan by KO</li>
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<b>Welterweight - William "Patolino" Macario vs Bobby "Vicious" Voelker</b><br />
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<li>Macario's Style - Striking</li>
<li>Voelker's Style - Striking</li>
<li>Prediction - Voelker by TKO</li>
<li>Thoughts - Macario has a bit of a Doug Yuma thing going on, which usually never works out in MMA. </li>
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<b><u>Prelims (Fox Sports 1)</u></b><br />
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<b>Welterweight - John "Doomsday" Howard vs. Siyar "The Great" Bahadurzada</b><br />
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<li>Howard's Style - Muay Thai</li>
<li>Bahaduzada's Style - Kickboxing</li>
<li>Prediction - Bahadurzada by TKO</li>
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<b>Featherweight - Dennis "The Menace" Siver vs Manvel "The Anvil" Gamburyan</b><br />
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<li>Siver's Style - Kickboxing</li>
<li>Gamburyan's Style - Judo</li>
<li>Prediction - Siver by TKO</li>
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<b>Lightweight - Gleison Tibau vs Michael "The Menace" Johnson</b><br />
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<li>Tibau's Style - Wrestling, cutting weight</li>
<li>Johnson's Style - Wrestling, sprinting</li>
<li>Prediction - Tibau by decision</li>
<li>Thoughts - Glacier Tebow will weigh 500 pounds on fight day. Also, Johnson is probably the only non-Dennis to have the nickname "The Menace"</li>
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<b>Middleweight - Chris "The Crippler" Leben vs Uriah "Prime Time" Hall</b><br />
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<li>Leben's Style - Boxing, Zombie boxing, smashing cats</li>
<li>Hall's Style - Kickboxing, malapropisms</li>
<li>Prediction - Hall by TKO</li>
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<b><u>Main Card (PPV)</u></b><br />
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<b>Featherweight - Dustin "The Diamond" Poirier vs Diego "DB" Brandao</b><br />
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<li>Poirier's Style - Grappling</li>
<li>Brandao's Style - Muay Thai, BJJ</li>
<li>Prediction - Poirier by decision</li>
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<b>Lightweight - Jim Miller vs Fabricios "Morango" Camoes</b><br />
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<li>Miller's Style - Grappling</li>
<li>Camoes' Style - Grappling </li>
<li>Prediction - Miller by decision</li>
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<b>Heavyweight - Josh "The Warmaster" Barnett vs Travis "Hapa" Browne</b><br />
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<li>Barnett's Style - Catch wrestling, anime, tabletop role playing games</li>
<li>Browne's Style - Kickboxing</li>
<li>Prediction - Barnett by submission</li>
<li>Thoughts - I think Browne might be too big, but I really want to see Barnett break out the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68kzl35Xn3Y">Torture Rack</a>.</li>
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<b>Women's Bantamweight - "Rowdy" Ronda Rousey vs Miesha "Cupcake" Tate</b><br />
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<li>Rousey's Style - Judo</li>
<li>Tate's Style - Wrestling</li>
<li>Prediction - Rousey by submission</li>
<li>Thoughts - I would not be surprised if Ronda goes full Toquinho and keeps cranking the armbar until she has actually removed the limb from Tate's body. </li>
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<b>Middleweight - Chris "The All-American" Weidman vs Anderson "The Spider" Silva</b><br />
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<li>Weidman's Style - Wrestling, boxing</li>
<li>Silva's Style - Muay Thai, BJJ</li>
<li>Prediction - Weidman by KO</li>
<li>Thoughts - Last time, I said anyone that picked Weidman to win was pretty dumb. This is why I will never be a respected blogger.</li>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00360352636871268626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299008809291267948.post-41204473735095666342013-12-13T06:46:00.001-08:002013-12-13T06:46:39.188-08:00Event Primer - UFC on Fox 9Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that's hoping Pat Barry can assistant coach on Thug Rose's team on TUF.<br />
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<u><b>Prelims (Facebook, YouTube)</b></u><br />
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<b>Flyweight - Darren "BC" Uyenoyama vs Alp "Turkish Delight" Ozkilic</b><br />
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<li>Uyenoyama's Style - BJJ</li>
<li>Ozkilic's Style - Grappling</li>
<li>Prediction - Ozkilic by TKO</li>
<li>Thoughts - Ozkilic has my new favorite nickname</li>
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<b>Lightweight - "Relentless" Roger Bowling vs Abel "Killa" Trujillo</b><br />
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<li>Bowling's Style - Boxing</li>
<li>Trujillo's Style - Wrestling</li>
<li>Prediction - Trujillo by KO</li>
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<b>Lightweight - Sam "Hands of Stone" Stout vs Cody "AK Kid" McKenzie</b><br />
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<li>Stout's Style - Kickboxing</li>
<li>McKenzie's Style - McKenzietine</li>
<li>Prediction - Stout by decision</li>
<li>Thoughts - On paper, this looks like a terrible mauling will happen to McKenzie. Then again, he famously decreed his opponent on TUF had better striking, wrestling, cardio and strength, but that he'd still win, and he did.</li>
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<b>Flyweight - Zach "Fun Size" Makovsky vs Scott "Young Guns" Jorgensen</b><br />
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<li>Makovsky's Style - Wrestling</li>
<li>Jorgensen's Style - Wrestling</li>
<li>Prediction - Makovsky by decision</li>
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<b>Lightweight - Pat "Bam Bam" Healy vs Bobby "King" Green</b><br />
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<li>Healy's Style - Grappling</li>
<li>Green's Style - Grappling</li>
<li>Prediction - Green by decision</li>
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<b>Lightweight - Danny "Last Call" Castillo vs Edson "Junior" Barboza</b><br />
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<li>Castillo's Style - Wrestling</li>
<li>Barboza's Style - Muay Thai, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wB3bBzYfpoM">SONIC BOOMS</a></li>
<li>Prediction - Barboza by TKO (Hopefully of the leg kick variety)</li>
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<b>Welterweight - Ryan LaFlare vs Court "Crusher" McGee</b><br />
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<li>LaFlare's Style - Wrestling, <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FtKXZuIbj48/Un7mWaxE3HI/AAAAAAAA6P0/oNQlHwVp-lA/s1600/4.gif">omoplata sweeps</a></li>
<li>McGee's Style - Wrestling, boxing, surviving heroin overdoses</li>
<li>Prediction - LaFlare by decision</li>
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<u><b>Main Card (Fox)</b></u><br />
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<b>Lightweight - Joe "J-Lau" Lauzon vs Mac Danzig</b><br />
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<li>Lauzon's Style - BJJ, COBOL</li>
<li>Danzig's Style - Grappling, photography, veganism</li>
<li>Prediction - Lauzon by submission</li>
<li>Thoughts - Look at what a <a href="http://i.imgur.com/tLKLcoJ.jpg">dorkus malorkus baby Mac Danzig</a> was </li>
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<b>Featherweight - Chad "$Money$" Mendes vs Nik "The Carny" Lentz</b><br />
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<li>Mendes' Style - Wrestling, boxing</li>
<li>Lentz's Style - Wrestling</li>
<li>Prediction - Mendes by KO</li>
<li>Thoughts - The first of three Team Alpha Male fights on the main card means it is <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPJfJiikwuI">Dougie Time</a>!</li>
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<b>Bantamweight - Urijah "California Kid" Faber vs Michael "Mayday" McDonald</b><br />
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<li>Faber's Style - Wrestling</li>
<li>McDonald's Style - Striking, BJJ</li>
<li>Prediction - Faber by decision</li>
<li>Thoughts - Team Alpha Male wants to wish you a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkE9Ilpv9Pw">Merry Christmas</a>. </li>
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<b>Flyweight - Demetrious "Mighty Mouse" Johnson vs Joseph "Joe-B Won Kenobi" Benavidez</b><br />
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<li>Johnson's Style - Wrestling, grappling, super-duper speed</li>
<li>Benavidez's Style - Grappling, <a href="http://youtu.be/CfPTQk_E3hc?t=38m34s">TRAPS</a></li>
<li>Prediction - Johnson by decision</li>
<li>Thoughts - This fight is going to be forty-eight different kinds of super-rad!</li>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00360352636871268626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299008809291267948.post-9236551299173737842013-12-11T17:59:00.003-08:002013-12-11T17:59:20.606-08:00Fighter primer - DagestanWelcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that's all kinds of hype for the strawweight season of TUF! <br />
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Fighters come from all over the world, and if they end up being moderately non-terrible, they will probably end up fighting for a major American-based promotion. In recent years, fighters from the Russian republic of Dagestan have emerged as top fighters, generally with a strong sambo background. So now I'm going to run through some top-level Dagestani fighters, going from smallest to largest, even though that means I'll end up talking about the most notable guys right in the middle of this post.<br />
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<b>UFC Flyweight - Ali "Puncher King" Bagautinov</b><br />
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Ali Bagautinov had a pretty good UFC debut, showcasing his nickname of "Puncher King" with a third round knockout, and followed that up with another impressive performance against Daniel Bryan/Mose Schrute-hybrid lookalike, Tim Elliott. He is unbeaten in three years and ten fights, with five TKO and two submission victories during that span.<br />
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<b>Bellator Featherweight - Magomedrasul "Frodo" Khasbulaev</b><br />
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The Hobbit-named fighter has been putting on impressive performances in Bellator, showcasing the kind of grit and scrappiness only found in a halfling tasked with transporting the One Ring to Mount Doom (Facing Daniel Straus for the Featherweight title), as he's undefeated in the past three years and nine fights.<br />
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<b>Bellator Featherweight - Shahbulat "Assassin" Shamhalaev</b><br />
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Shamhalaev is a fearsome puncher in the 145 pound division, knocking out all three of his season seven tournament opponents. His title fight ended in him getting choked out by Pat Curran, and Shahbulat pulled out of the season nine tournament to take care of his sick father, but I fully expect him to return to the Bellator cage soon and continue knocking out his opposition.<br />
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<b>UFC Lightweight - Rustam "Tiger" Khabilov</b><br />
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXFdjrYcT2M">Khabilov</a> had probably one of the best octagon debuts, suplexing the life out of Vinc Pichel in a little more than two minutes. He then suplexed Yancy Medeiros' thumb out of socket and next had a pretty amazing fight with Jorge Masvidal. Rustam is unbeaten in three years, six fights.<br />
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<b>UFC Lightweight - Khabib "The Eagle" Nurmagomedov</b><br />
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Nurmagomedov is pretty much the leader of this Dagestani invasion, standing tall at the head of the charge with his papakha and troll shirt, ready to take on all comers. The only hiccup in Nurmagomedov's current run is when he missed weight against Abel Trujillo at UFC 160, but the extra three pounds still allowed him to suplex and take down Trujillo a record 21 times on 27 attempts. Nurmagomedov is currently undefeated at 21-0. Additionally, while he has denied that he's in a video wrestling a bear as a nine year old, I choose to believe he did wrestle a bear at nine, it's just not that particular video.<br />
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<b>Bellator Middleweight - Sultan Aliev</b><br />
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Aliev is fairly new to American audiences, with just two fights in Bellator, with most of his previous fights taking place in either Russia, Dagestan, or Ukraine. Aliev had a good debut against Mikkel Parlo, and then lost an inexplicable split decision to Doug Marshall, despite controlling the majority of the fight on the ground. Aliev had been undefeated at 9-0 prior to the Marshall decision.<br />
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<b>UFC Middleweight - Omari "Lakec" Akhmedov</b><br />
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Akhmedov's UFC debut was a wild one. He had a back-and-forth, three-and-a-half minute fight with Thiago Perpetuo that saw both men staggered with punches before Akhmedov finally finished things off. Omari is currently undefeated at 12-0.<br />
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<b>Retired Heavyweight - Volk Han</b><br />
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I've written extensively about <a href="http://legkicktko.blogspot.com/2013/06/fighter-retrospective-volk-han.html">Han previously on this blog</a>. Go check it out!<br />
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Suffice to say, I welcome these new, fearsome Dagestani murder-machines. May their suplexes always land with ferociousness! Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00360352636871268626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299008809291267948.post-72846450315440362112013-12-06T22:30:00.001-08:002013-12-06T22:30:33.764-08:00Event primer - Invicta FC 7Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that's sad to see Julie Kedzie retired.<br />
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<b><u>Prelims (Invicta.com)</u></b><br />
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<b>Flyweight - Munah "The Perfect Storm" Holland vs Nina "The Strina" Ansaroff</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Holland's Style - Boxing</li>
<li>Ansaroff's Style - Striking</li>
<li>Prediction - Holland by KO</li>
</ul>
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<b>Bantamweight - Sarah "The Monster" D'Alelio vs Tonya Evinger</b><br />
<ul>
<li>D'Alelio's Style - BJJ</li>
<li>Evinger's Style - Boxing, wrestling</li>
<li>Prediction - D'Alelio by submission</li>
</ul>
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<b><u>Main Card (PPV) </u></b><br />
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<b>Flyweight - Vanessa Porto vs Zoila "Warrior Princess" Frausto Gurgel</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Porto's Style - BJJ</li>
<li>Gurgel's Style - BJJ</li>
<li>Prediction - Porto by submission</li>
</ul>
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<b>Featherweight - Julia "The Jewel" Budd vs Charmaine "Not So Sweet" Tweet</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Budd's Style - Striking</li>
<li>Tweet's Style - Grappling</li>
<li>Prediction - Budd by TKO</li>
</ul>
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<b>Strawweight - Joanne "Bad Mofo Jo-Jo" Calderwood vs Katja "Killer Bunny" Kankaanpaa</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Calderwood's Style - Muay Thai</li>
<li>Kankaanpaa's Style - Freestyle</li>
<li>Prediction - Calderwood by TKO</li>
</ul>
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<b>Strawweight - Felice "Lil Bulldog" Herrig vs Tecia "Tiny Tornado" Torres</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Herrig's Style - Kickboxing</li>
<li>Torres' Style - Striking</li>
<li>Prediction - Herrig by decision</li>
</ul>
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<b>Bantamweight - Lauren Murphy vs Miriam "The Queen of Mean" Nakamoto</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Murphy's Style - Boxing, BJJ</li>
<li>Nakamoto's Style - Muay Thai</li>
<li>Prediction - Nakamoto by KO</li>
</ul>
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<b>Strawweight - Carla "Cookie Monster" Esparza vs Claudia "Claudinha" Gadelha</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Esparza's Style - Wrestling</li>
<li>Gadelha's Style - BJJ</li>
<li>Prediction - Esparza by decision</li>
</ul>
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<b>Flyweight - Barb "Little Warrior" Honchak vs Leslie "The Peacemaker" Smith</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Honchak's Style - Grappling</li>
<li>Smith's Style - Boxing</li>
<li>Prediction - Honchak by decision</li>
</ul>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00360352636871268626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299008809291267948.post-49429901211428669732013-12-06T21:45:00.000-08:002013-12-06T21:45:01.811-08:00Event primer - World Series of Fighting 7Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that lost its gat-dang mind during Hunt versus Silva.<br />
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<u><b>Prelims (topmmanews.com)</b></u><br />
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<b>Middleweight - Micah "The Bully" Brakefield vs Brendan Kornberger</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Brakefield's Style - Grappling</li>
<li>Kornberger's Style - Striking</li>
<li>Prediction - Brakefield by decision</li>
</ul>
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<b>Lightweight - Jake Macdonald vs Myles "The Cowboy" Merola</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Macdonald's Style - Striking</li>
<li>Merola's Style - Freestyle</li>
<li>Prediction - Macdonald by TKO</li>
</ul>
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<b>Lightweight - Gabriel "Gabby" Solorio vs Shawn Albrecht</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Solorio's Style - Grappling</li>
<li>Albrecht's Style - Striking</li>
<li>Prediction - Albrecht by TKO</li>
</ul>
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<b>Middleweight - Matt "The Riot Maker" Baker vs David "Showtime" Perron</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Baker's Style - Grappling</li>
<li>Perron's Style - Freestyle</li>
<li>Prediction - Baker by decision</li>
</ul>
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<b>Welterweight - Michael "The Messenger" Hill vs Richard "Relentless" Arsenault</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Hill's Style - Striking, letting bros bang</li>
<li>Arsenault's Style - Freestyle</li>
<li>Prediction - Arsenault by submission</li>
</ul>
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<u><b>Main Card (NBC Sports)</b></u><br />
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<b>Light Heavyweight - Kalib Starnes vs Dwayne "D-Bomb" Lewis</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Starnes' Style - Fleeing</li>
<li>Lewis' Style - Striking</li>
<li>Prediction - Lewis by decision</li>
</ul>
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<b>Lightweight - "Notorious" Nick Newell vs Sabah "The Persian Warrior" Fadai</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Newell's Style - Grappling</li>
<li>Fadai's Style - Striking</li>
<li>Prediction - Newell by submission</li>
</ul>
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<b>Middleweight - Jesse "JT Money" Taylor vs Elvis "The King" Mutapcic</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Taylor's Style - Wrestling, BJJ</li>
<li>Mutapcic's Style - Kickboxing</li>
<li>Prediction - Taylor by submission</li>
</ul>
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<b>Featherweight - Lance "The Party" Palmer vs Georgi "Insane" Karakhanyan</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Palmer's Style - Wrestling</li>
<li>Karakhanyan's Style - BJJ, Boxing</li>
<li>Prediction - Palmer by KO</li>
</ul>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00360352636871268626noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299008809291267948.post-47793691403809290342013-12-05T17:49:00.001-08:002013-12-05T17:49:19.165-08:00Event primer - UFC Fight Night 33Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that's a silly motherfucker.<br />
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<b><u>Prelims (Facebook, YouTube)</u></b><br />
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<b>Welterweight - Ben "Manimal" Wall vs Alex "The Dominican Nightmare" Garcia</b><br />
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<ul>
<li>Wall's Style - Grappling</li>
<li>Garcia's Style - BJJ</li>
<li>Prediction - Garcia by submission</li>
</ul>
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<b><u>Prelims (Fox Sports 2)</u></b><br />
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<b>Middleweight - Bruno "Carioca" Santos vs Krzysztof Jotko</b><br />
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<ul>
<li>Santos' Style - Grappling</li>
<li>Jotko's Style - Striking</li>
<li>Prediction - Santos by decision</li>
</ul>
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<b>Flyweight - Richie "Vas" Vaculik vs Justin "Tank" Scoggins</b><br />
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<ul>
<li>Vaculik's Style - Grappling</li>
<li>Scoggins' Style - Kickboxing</li>
<li>Prediction - Scoggins by KO</li>
</ul>
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<b>Middleweight - Nick "The Promise" Ring vs Caio Magalhaes</b><br />
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<ul>
<li>Ring's Style - Muay Thai, BJJ</li>
<li>Magalhaes' Style - BJJ</li>
<li>Prediction - Ring by decision</li>
</ul>
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<b>Bantamweight - Takeya Mizugaki vs Nam Phan</b><br />
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<ul>
<li>Mizugaki's Style - Grappling</li>
<li>Phan's Style - Boxing, BJJ</li>
<li>Prediction - Mizugaki by decision</li>
</ul>
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<b><u>Main Card (Fox Sports 1)</u></b><br />
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<b>Women's Bantamweight - Julie "Fireball" Kedzie vs Bethe Correia</b><br />
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<ul>
<li>Kedzie's Style - Kickboxing</li>
<li>Correia's Style -</li>
<li>Prediction - Kedzie by TKO</li>
</ul>
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<b>Middleweight - Dylan "The Villain" Andrews vs Clint Hester</b><br />
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<ul>
<li>Andrews' Style - Boxing, wrestling</li>
<li>Hester's Style - Boxing</li>
<li>Prediction - Hester by TKO</li>
</ul>
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<b>Heavyweight - Pat "Hype or Die" Barry vs Soa "The Hulk" Palelei</b><br />
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<ul>
<li>Barry's Style - Kickboxing, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHv1K9-8Otw">throwin thunda</a></li>
<li>Palelei's Style - Kickboxing, BJJ</li>
<li>Prediction - Barry by KO</li>
<li>Thoughts - Barry is <a href="http://youtu.be/-iwOAffDCy0?t=10m20s">smart AND athletic</a> </li>
</ul>
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<b>Light Heavyweight - Ryan "Darth" Bader vs Anthony "The Hippo" Perosh</b><br />
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<ul>
<li>Bader's Style - Wrestling, boxing</li>
<li>Perosh's Style - BJJ</li>
<li>Prediction - Perosh by submission</li>
</ul>
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<b>Light Heavyweight - Mauricio "Shogun" Rua vs James Te Huna</b><br />
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<ul>
<li>Rua's Style - Muay thai, BJJ, airplane arms</li>
<li>Te Huna's Style - Boxing</li>
<li>Prediction - Rua by TKO</li>
</ul>
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<b>Heavyweight - Mark "Super Samoan" Hunt vs Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva</b><br />
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<ul>
<li>Hunt's Style - Kickboxing</li>
<li>Silva's Style - BJJ</li>
<li>Prediction - Hunt by KO</li>
<li>Thoughts - The man with the biggest punches against the dude with the biggest head. This seems like cruel and very unusual punishment for Silva.</li>
</ul>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00360352636871268626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299008809291267948.post-18710503067550142462013-11-30T14:13:00.003-08:002013-11-30T14:13:12.802-08:00Event primer - TUF 18 FinaleWelcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that wants to be tri-adopted by Mark Coleman, Dan Henderson, and John Danaher.<br />
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<u><b>Prelims (Facebook/YouTube)</b></u><br />
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<b>Flyweight - Josh "the Gremlin" Sampo vs Ryan "Baby Face" Benoit</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Sampo's Style - Grappling</li>
<li>Benoit's Style - Striking</li>
<li>Prediction - Sampo by decision</li>
</ul>
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<u><b>Prelims (Fox Sports 1)</b></u><br />
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<b>Welterweight - Sean "Black Magic" Spencer vs Drew Dober</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Spencer's Style - Freestyle</li>
<li>Dober's Style - BJJ</li>
<li>Prediction - Spencer by decision</li>
</ul>
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<b>Heavyweight - Jared "the Big Show" Rosholt vs Walt Harris</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Rosholt's Style - Wrestling</li>
<li>Harris' Style - Striking</li>
<li>Prediction - Rosholt by KO</li>
</ul>
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<b>Featherweight - Rani Yahya vs Tom "Stoneface" Niinimaki</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Yahya's Style - BJJ</li>
<li>Niinimaki's Style - Grappling</li>
<li>Prediction - Yahya by submission</li>
</ul>
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<b>Featherweight - Akira Corassani vs Maximo "Maxi" Blanco</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Corassani's Style - BJJ, Tae Kwon Do</li>
<li>Blanco's Style - Wrestling, striking</li>
<li>Prediction -Blanco by KO</li>
</ul>
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<u><b>Main Card (Fox Sports 1)</b></u><br />
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<b>Women's Bantamweight - Roxanne "the Happy Warrior" Modafferi vs Raquel "Rocky" Pennington</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Modafferi's Style - BJJ</li>
<li>Pennington's Style - Striking, grappling</li>
<li>Prediction - Pennington by TKO</li>
<li>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.</li>
</ul>
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<b>Women's Bantamweight - Peggy "Daywalker" Morgan vs Jessamyn "the Gun" Duke</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Morgan's Style - Giraffe</li>
<li>Duke's Style - Muay Thai, BJJ</li>
<li>Prediction - Duke by submission </li>
<li>Thoughts - This is going to be like the small, women's equivalent of Schilt versus Struve (Or maybe Sylvia versus McGee?)</li>
</ul>
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<b>Bantamweight - Chris Holdsworth vs David Grant</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Holdsworth's Style -BJJ</li>
<li>Grant's Style -Striking</li>
<li>Prediction - Holdsworth by submission</li>
</ul>
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<b>Women's Bantamweight - Juliana "the Venezuelan Vixen" Pena vs Jessica "the Ragin" Rakoczy</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Pena's Style - Grappling</li>
<li>Rakoczy's Style - Boxing</li>
<li>Prediction - Rakoczy by TKO </li>
</ul>
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<b>Lightweight - Nate Diaz vs Gray "The Bully" Maynard</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Diaz's Style - Cesar Gracie Jiu-Jitsu (WHAT?!), Stockton Slap, Mean Mug</li>
<li>Maynard's Style - Wrestling, bullying</li>
<li>Prediction - Maynard by decision</li>
</ul>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00360352636871268626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299008809291267948.post-6835634003435692082013-11-13T17:23:00.001-08:002013-11-13T17:23:31.615-08:00Event primer - UFC 167Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that's got worse anger issues than Rony Jason.<br />
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<b><u>Prelims (Facebook/YouTube)</u></b><br />
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<b>Light Heavyweight - Gian Villante vs Cody "Donnybrook" Donovan</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Villante's Style - Wrestling, football</li>
<li>Donovan's Style - BJJ</li>
<li>Prediction - Villante by decision</li>
</ul>
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<b>Bantamweight - Sergio "The Phenom" Pettis vs Will Campuzano</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Pettis's Style - Kickboxing</li>
<li>Campuzano's Style - BJJ, Tae Kwon Do</li>
<li>Prediction - Pettis by KO</li>
<li>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.</li>
</ul>
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<b>Welterweight - Jason "KC Bandit" High vs Anthony "The Recipe" Lapsley</b><br />
<ul>
<li>High's Style - BJJ</li>
<li>Lapsley's Style - BJJ </li>
<li>Prediction - High by submission</li>
</ul>
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<b><u>Prelims (Fox Sports 1)</u></b><br />
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<b>Bantamweight - Erik "Goyito" Perez vs Edwin "El Ferroz" Figueroa</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Perez's Style - BJJ </li>
<li>Figueroa's Style - Kickboxing</li>
<li>Prediction - Perez by submission</li>
</ul>
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<b>Welterweight - Brian "TWAS" Ebersole vs Rick "The Horror" Story</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Ebersole's Style - Cartwheel kick, Hairrow, Guillotine Immunity</li>
<li>Story's Style - Wrestling</li>
<li>Prediction - Ebersole by KO</li>
</ul>
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<b>Middleweight - Thales Leites vs Ed "Short Fuse" Herman</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Leites's Style - BJJ</li>
<li>Herman's Style - BJJ</li>
<li>Prediction - Leites by submission</li>
</ul>
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</div>
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<b>Lightweight - Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone vs Evan Dunham</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Cerrone's Style - Kickboxing, BJJ, GETTING SOME</li>
<li>Dunham's Style - Wrestling, creating a much loathed series (Wait, wrong Dunham, mulligan, do over)</li>
<li>Prediction - Cerrone by submission</li>
</ul>
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<b><u>Main Card (PPV)</u></b><br />
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<b>Flyweight - Tim Elliott vs Ali "Puncher" Bagautinov</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Elliott's Style - Wrestling</li>
<li>Baguatinov's Style - Punching, Dagestani (AWESOME)</li>
<li>Prediction - Bagautinov by TKO</li>
<li>Thoughts - Flyweights own, Dagestanis own, this fight is gonna double own!</li>
</ul>
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</div>
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<b>Welterweight - Josh "Kos" Koscheck vs Tyron "T-Wood" Woodley</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Koscheck's Style - Wrestling, Fraggle</li>
<li>Woodley's Style - Wrestling, shrieking mom</li>
<li>Prediction - Woodley by decision</li>
</ul>
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</div>
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<b>Welterweight - Rory "Ares" MacDonald vs "Ruthless" Robbie Lawler</b><br />
<ul>
<li>MacDonald's Style - Kickboxing, suplexes, Hipster Gestapo fashion sense</li>
<li>Lawler's Style - Punching</li>
<li>Prediction - MacDonald by TKO</li>
</ul>
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<b>Light Heavyweight - "Suga" Rashad Evans vs Chael "The American Gangster" Sonnen</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Evans's Style - Wrestling, boxing, dancing</li>
<li>Sonnen's Style - Wrestling, promos</li>
<li>Prediction - Sonnen by decision</li>
<li>Thoughts - Good analysts, BETTER ENEMIES!</li>
</ul>
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<b>Welterweight - Georges "Rush" St. Pierre vs Johny "Bigg Rigg" Hendricks</b><br />
<ul>
<li>St. Pierre's Style - Wrestling, kickboxing, riddum</li>
<li>Hendricks's Style - Wrestling, PUNCH</li>
<li>Prediction - Hendricks by KO</li>
<li>Thoughts - The upcoming Batroc the Leaper will meet defeat at the hands of the true Captain America</li>
</ul>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00360352636871268626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299008809291267948.post-9303369920293467212013-11-07T17:51:00.005-08:002013-11-07T17:51:55.745-08:00Event primer - UFC Fight Night 32Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that's convinced half the guys on this card are made up.<br />
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<u><b>Prelims (Facebook/YouTube)</b></u><br />
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<b>Flyweight - Jose "No Chance" Maria vs Dustin Ortiz</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Maria's Style - Striking, BJJ</li>
<li>Ortiz's Style - Grappling</li>
<li>Prediction - Ortiz by submission</li>
</ul>
<br />
<b>Lightweight - Adriano Martins vs Darron "Detroit Superstar" Cruickshank</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Martins's Style - Striking</li>
<li>Cruickshank's Style - Kickboxing, being half-kneazle</li>
<li>Prediction - Cruickshank by KO</li>
</ul>
<br />
<b>Lightweight - Thiago Tavares vs Justin "J-Bomb" Salas</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Tavares's Style - BJJ</li>
<li>Salas's Style - Wrestling</li>
<li>Prediction - Tavares by submission</li>
</ul>
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<b>Middleweight - Thiago "Bodao" Perpetuo vs Omari "Lakec" Akhmedov</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Perpetuo's Style - Striking</li>
<li>Akhmedov's Style - Probably Sambo</li>
<li>Prediction - Akhmedov by TKO</li>
</ul>
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<b>Featherweight - Godofredo "Pepey" Castro vs Sam Sicilia</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Castro's Style - BJJ</li>
<li>Sicilia's Style - Striking</li>
<li>Prediction - Sicilia by KO</li>
</ul>
<br />
<u><b>Main Card (Fox Sports 1)</b></u><br />
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<b>Featherweight - Rony "Jason" Bezerra vs Jeremy "Lil Heathen" Stephens</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Bezerra's Style - BJJ</li>
<li>Stephens's Style - Striking</li>
<li>Prediction - Honey Jason by submission</li>
</ul>
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<b>Welterweight - Santiago "Gente Boa" Ponzinibbio vs Ryan LaFlare</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Ponzinibbio's Style - Striking, BJJ</li>
<li>LaFlare's Style - Wrestling, BJJ</li>
<li>Prediction - LaFlare by decision</li>
</ul>
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<b>Welterweight - Paulo Thiago vs Brandon "Rukus" Thatch</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Thiago's Style - BJJ, Cop</li>
<li>Thatch's Style - Kickboxing</li>
<li>Prediction - Thatch by TKO</li>
</ul>
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<b>Light Heavyweight - Rafael "Feijao" Cavalcante vs Igor Pokrajac</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Cavalcante's Style - Kickboxing, BJJ</li>
<li>Pokrajac's Style - Wrestling, boxing</li>
<li>Prediction - Cavalcante by KO</li>
</ul>
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<b>Middleweight - Cezar "Mutante" Ferreira vs Daniel Sarafian</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Ferreira's Style - Capoeira</li>
<li>Sarafian's Style - BJJ</li>
<li>Prediction - Sarafian by submission</li>
</ul>
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<b>Light Heavyweight - Vitor "The Phenom" Belfort vs Dan "Hendo" Henderson</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Belfort's Style - Boxing, BJJ</li>
<li>Henderson's Style - Wrestling, Big Right Hands</li>
<li>Prediction - Henderson by knockout</li>
</ul>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00360352636871268626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299008809291267948.post-53097979983148833582013-11-05T17:15:00.002-08:002013-11-05T17:15:42.580-08:00Event primer - UFC Fight Night 31Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that thinks Brett Rogers should get launched into the sun.<br />
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<u><b>Prelims (Facebook/YouTube)</b></u><br />
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<b>Middleweight - Derek Brunson vs Brian "B-Hue" Houston</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Brunson's Style - Striker, poker</li>
<li>Houston's Style - Striking</li>
<li>Prediction - Houston by KO</li>
</ul>
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<b>Welterweight - Seth "Polish Pistola" Baczynski vs Neil Magny</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Baczynski's Style - Grappling</li>
<li>Magny's Style - BJJ, wrestling</li>
<li>Prediction - Baczysnki by decision</li>
</ul>
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<b>Lightweight - Yves "Thugjitsu Master" Edwards vs Yancy Medeiros</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Edwards's Style - Thugjitsu</li>
<li>Medeiros's Style - Striking</li>
<li>Prediction - Edwards by TKO</li>
</ul>
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<b>Middleweight - Chris Camozzi vs Lorenz "The Monsoon" Larkin</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Camozzi's Style - BJJ </li>
<li>Larkin's Style - Striking</li>
<li>Prediction - Larkin by decision</li>
</ul>
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<u><b>Prelims (Fox Sports 1)</b></u><br />
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<b>Women's Bantamweight - Amanda "The Lioness" Nunes vs Germaine "The Iron Lady" de Randamie</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Nunes's Style - Boxing, BJJ</li>
<li>de Randamie's Style - Kickboxing</li>
<li>Prediction - Nunes by KO</li>
</ul>
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<b>Featherweight - Dennis "The Menace" Bermudez vs Steven "Super" Siler</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Bermudez's Style - Wrestling, striking </li>
<li>Siler's Style - BJJ </li>
<li>Prediction - Bermudez by KO</li>
</ul>
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<b>Bantamweight - Francisco "Cisco" Rivera vs George Roop</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Rivera's Style - Striking </li>
<li>Roop's Style - Kickboxing, emaciation</li>
<li>Prediction - Roop by decision</li>
</ul>
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<b>Lightweight - Bobby "King" Green vs James "The James Krause" Krause</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Green's Style - Hood</li>
<li>Krause's Style - Grappling </li>
<li>Prediction - Green by decision</li>
</ul>
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<u><b>Main Card (Fox Sports 1)</b></u><br />
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<b>Lightweight - Michael "Maverick" Chiesa vs Colton Smith</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Chiesa's Style - BJJ, beard</li>
<li>Smith's Style - Wrestling, Army mans</li>
<li>Prediction - Chiesa by submission</li>
</ul>
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<b>Lightweight - Jorge "Gamebred" Masvidal vs Rustam "Tiger" Khabilov</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Masvidal's Style - Kickboxing</li>
<li>Khabilov's Style - Suplex</li>
<li>Alternate Khabilov Nickname - Rustam "Rusty Hobby Lobby" Khabilov</li>
<li>Prediction - Khabilov by KO</li>
</ul>
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<b>Middleweight - Ronny Markes vs Yoel Romero</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Markes's Style - BJJ</li>
<li>Romero's Style - Wrestling, ankle picks</li>
<li>Prediction - Romero by KO</li>
</ul>
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<b>Women's Bantamweight - Liz "Girl-Rilla" Carmouche vs Alexis "Ally-Gator" Davis</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Carmouche's Style - MCMAP, ground and pound</li>
<li>Davis's Style - Submissions</li>
<li>Prediction - Davis by submission</li>
<li>Thoughts - This fight is giong to be so awesome, it might cause lame people to go blind.</li>
</ul>
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<b>Middleweight - Tim Kennedy vs Rafael "Sapo" Natal</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Kennedy's Style - Army combatives</li>
<li>Natal's Style - BJJ, tennis</li>
<li>Prediction - Kennedy by decision</li>
</ul>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00360352636871268626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299008809291267948.post-7695734694180474112013-10-24T21:34:00.002-07:002013-10-24T21:34:40.609-07:00Event primer - UFC Ultimate Fight Night 30Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that hopes Chael Sonnen teaches all fighters on TUF Brazil how to buy houses for their moms.<br />
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<u><b>Prelims (Facebook/YouTube)</b></u><br />
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<b>Middleweight - Michael "Judo" Kuiper vs Bradley "Bear" Scott</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Kuiper's Style - Going out on a limb here, I'll say judo</li>
<li>Scott's Style - Striking</li>
<li>Prediction - Kuiper by TKO</li>
</ul>
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<b>Featherweight - Jimy "The Kid" Hettes vs Robert Whiteford</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Hettes's Style - Judo</li>
<li>Whiteford's Style - Striking</li>
<li>Prediction - Hettes by submission</li>
</ul>
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<b>Featherweight - Cole "Magrinho" Miller vs Andy "Little Axe" Ogle</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Miller's Style - BJJ, human scarecrow</li>
<li>Ogle's Style - Striking, crying</li>
<li>Prediction - Miller by submission</li>
</ul>
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<b>Women's Bantamweight - Jessica "Bate Estaca" Andrade vs Rosi "The Surgeon" Sexton</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Andrade's Style - BJJ, kickboxing</li>
<li>Sexton's Style - Grappling</li>
<li>Prediction - Andrade by decision</li>
</ul>
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<b>Middleweight - Luke "Bigslow" Barnatt vs Andrew "Highlight" Craig</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Barnatt's Style - Striking</li>
<li>Craig's Style - Freestyle </li>
<li>Prediction - Barnatt by decision</li>
</ul>
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<b>Lightweight - Piotr "Pletwal" Hallmann vs Al "Raging" Iaquinta</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Hallmann's Style - Striking, grappling</li>
<li>Iaquinta's Style - Striking</li>
<li>Prediction - Iaquinta by KO</li>
</ul>
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<u><b>Main Card (Fox Sports 2)</b></u><br />
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<b>Flyweight - John "Hands of Stone" Lineker vs Phil "Billy" Harris</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Lineker's Style - Punching</li>
<li>Harris's Style - BJJ </li>
<li>Prediction - Lineker by KO</li>
<li>Thoughts - I wonder how upset Phil is that his brother Paul got cut recently.</li>
</ul>
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<b>Middleweight - Alessio "Legionarius" Sakara vs Nico Musoke</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Sakara's Style - Boxing</li>
<li>Musoke's Style - Freestyle </li>
<li>Prediction - Sakara by KO</li>
</ul>
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<b>Lightweight - "Stormin'" Norman Parke vs Jon "Super Saiyan" Tuck</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Parke's Style - BJJ </li>
<li>Tuck's Style - BJJ</li>
<li>Prediction - Tuck by submission</li>
</ul>
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<b>Light Heavyweight - Jimi "The Poster Boy" Manuwa vs Ryan "The Big Deal" Jimmo</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Manuwa's Style - Striking</li>
<li>Jimmo's Style - Popping, locking</li>
<li>Prediction - Manuwa by KO </li>
</ul>
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<b>Lightweight - Ross "The Real Deal" Pearson vs Melvin "The Young Assassin" Guillard</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Pearson's Style - Kickboxing</li>
<li>Guillard's Style - Boxing, American Whu-Hit-U</li>
<li>Prediction - Guillard by decision </li>
</ul>
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<b>Middleweight - Lyoto "The Dragon" Machida vs Mark "The Filipino Wrecking Machine" Munoz</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Machida's Style - Karate, pee drinking, monkey hugs</li>
<li>Munoz's Style - Wrestling, punches</li>
<li>Prediction - Machida by KO </li>
</ul>
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00360352636871268626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299008809291267948.post-6762534895191471292013-10-24T17:52:00.002-07:002013-10-24T17:52:16.388-07:00Event primer - World Series of Fighting 6Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that's like two slimy lizards.<br />
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<u><b>Prelims (Sherdog.com)</b></u><br />
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<b>Featherweight - Alexandre "Pulga" Pimentel vs Jade Porter</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Pimentel's Style - BJJ</li>
<li>Porter's Style - Wrestling </li>
<li>Prediction - Porter by decision </li>
</ul>
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<b>Bantamweight - Chad "Robo" Robichaux vs Andrew "The Golden Boy" Yates</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Robichaux's Style - BJJ</li>
<li>Yates's Style - BJJ</li>
<li>Prediction - Robichaux by submission</li>
</ul>
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<b>Featherweight - Nick LoBosco vs Fabio Mello</b><br />
<ul>
<li>LoBosco's Style - Freestyle</li>
<li>Mello's Style - BJJ </li>
<li>Prediction - LoBosco by decision</li>
</ul>
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<b>Light Heavyweight - Francisco "Kiko" France vs Hans Stringer</b><br />
<ul>
<li>France's Style - BJJ </li>
<li>Stringer's Style - Striking </li>
<li>Prediction - Stringer by KO </li>
</ul>
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<b>Featherweight - Miguel "Angel" Torres vs Pablo "The Hurricane" Alfonso</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Torres's Style - Wrestling, BJJ</li>
<li>Alfonso's Style - BJJ </li>
<li>Prediction - Torres by decision </li>
</ul>
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<b>Lightweight - Jacob "Feelgood" Volkmann vs Luiz "Buscape" Firmino</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Volkmann's Style - Wrestling, libertarianism</li>
<li>Firmino's Style - BJJ </li>
<li>Prediction - Volkmann be decision</li>
<li>Thoughts - I wonder if Volkmann will get to say something that gets him investigated by the Secret Service again. </li>
</ul>
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<b>Flyweight - Alexis "The Exorcist" Villa vs Josh "The Finisher" Rettinghouse</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Villa's Style - Striking </li>
<li>Rettinghouse's Style - BJJ </li>
<li>Prediction - Rettinghouse by submission </li>
<li>Thoughts - Villa vs House, domicile fight!</li>
</ul>
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<u><b>Main Card (NBC Sports)</b></u><br />
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<b>Lightweight - Justin Gaethje vs Dan "The Upgrade" Lauzon</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Gaethje's Style - Striking </li>
<li>Lauzon's Style - Kickboxing, BJJ</li>
<li>Prediction - Gaethje by KO</li>
</ul>
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<b>Welterweight - Jon Fitch vs Marcelo "Grilo" Alfaya</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Fitch's Style - Wrestling, Fitching</li>
<li>Alfaya's Style - BJJ</li>
<li>Prediction - Fitch by decision </li>
</ul>
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<b>Bantamweight - Marlon Moraes vs Carson "Little Juggernaut" Beebe</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Moraes's Style - BJJ, kickboxing</li>
<li>Beebe's Style -BJJ</li>
<li>Prediction - Moraes by TKO </li>
</ul>
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<b>Welterweight - Josh "The People's Warrior" Burkman vs Steve Carl</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Burkman's Style - American Whu-Hit-U</li>
<li>Carl's Style - BJJ</li>
<li>Prediction - Burkman by KO</li>
</ul>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00360352636871268626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299008809291267948.post-49657520402188033482013-10-17T16:45:00.002-07:002013-10-17T16:45:19.960-07:00Event primer - UFC 166Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that's never made anyone smirk one smile.<br />
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<u><b>Prelims - Facebook/YouTube</b></u><br />
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<b>Bantamweight - Dustin "The Disciple" Pague vs Kyoji Horiguchi</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Pague's Style -BJJ (Bethlehem Jesus-Jitsu)</li>
<li>Horiguchi's Style - Striking </li>
<li>Prediction -Horiguchi by KO</li>
</ul>
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<b>Featherweight - Jeremy Larsen vs Andre "Touchy" Fili</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Larsen's Style -Freestyle</li>
<li>Fili's Style -Striking</li>
<li>Prediction -Fili by TKO</li>
</ul>
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<b>Lightweight - Tony "El Cucuy" Ferguson vs Mike "The Wolverine" Rio</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Ferguson's Style -Striking</li>
<li>Rio's Style -Wrestling</li>
<li>Prediction -Ferguson by KO</li>
</ul>
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<b>Welterweight - TJ Waldburger vs Adlan "Borz" Amagov</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Waldburger's Style -BJJ</li>
<li>Amagov's Style -Striking</li>
<li>Prediction -Amagov by KO</li>
</ul>
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<u><b>Prelims - Fox Sports 1</b></u><br />
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<b>Lightweight - George Sotiropolous vs "King Karl" KJ Noons</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Sotiropolous's Style - BJJ</li>
<li>Noons's Style - Kickboxing, hair maintenance</li>
<li>Prediction - Sotiropolous by submission</li>
</ul>
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<b>Women's Bantamweight - Sarah Kaufman vs Jessica "Evil" Eye</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Kaufman's Style - Striking</li>
<li>Eye's Style -Striking</li>
<li>Prediction - Kaufman by TKO</li>
<li>Thoughts - This fight is going to be rad, I bet. </li>
</ul>
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<b>Welterweight - Nate "The Great" Marquardt vs Hector "Lightning" Lombard</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Marquardt's Style - Striking</li>
<li>Lombard's Style - Boxing, judo</li>
<li>Prediction - Marquardt by TKO</li>
<li>Thoughts - Former middleweights meet at welterweight because, sure, why not? </li>
</ul>
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<b>Middleweight - Tim "The Barbarian" Boetsch vs CB "The Doberman" Dolloway</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Boestch's Style - Judo</li>
<li>Dolloway's Style -Grappling</li>
<li>Prediction - Boetsch by KO</li>
<li>Thoughts -Clarence's face never fails to make me laugh and laugh</li>
</ul>
<br />
<u><b>Main Card - PPV</b></u><br />
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<b>Flyweight - John "The Magician" Dodson vs Darrell "The Mongoose" Montague</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Dodson's Style - Striking, being a larger-than-average squirrell</li>
<li>Montague's Style -Wrestling</li>
<li>Prediction - Dodson by KO</li>
</ul>
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<b>Heavyweight - Gabriel "Napao" Gonzaga vs Shawn "The Savage" Jordan</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Gonzaga's Style - BJJ, Vlogging</li>
<li>Jordan's Style - Striking, Football</li>
<li>Prediction - Gonzaga by submission</li>
</ul>
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<b>Lightweight - Gilbert "El Nino" Melendez vs Diego "The Dream" Sanchez</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Melendez's Style - Wrestling</li>
<li>Sanchez's Style - Wrestling, being out of his gourd crazy</li>
<li>Prediction - Sanchez by submission</li>
<li>Thoughts -I am looking forward to this fight so much. Gonna be the eggiest.</li>
</ul>
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<b>Heavyweight - Daniel "DC" Cormier vs Roy "Big Country" Nelson</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Cormier's Style - Wrestling</li>
<li>Nelson's Style - Boxing, BJJ</li>
<li>Prediction - Cormier by decision</li>
</ul>
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<b>Heavyweight - Cain Velasquez vs Junior "Cigano" Dos Santos</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Velasquez's Style - Wrestling, boxing</li>
<li>Dos Santos's Style - Boxing</li>
<li>Prediction -Velasquez by decision</li>
</ul>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00360352636871268626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299008809291267948.post-84478121702587200322013-10-08T17:19:00.001-07:002013-10-08T17:25:54.336-07:00Event Primer - UFC Ultimate Fight Night 29Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that voted Nate Diaz "Most Likely to Be a Colossal Fuckup" in high school. (And yesterday)<br />
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<b><u>Prelims (Fox Sports 1)</u></b><br />
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<b>Lightweight - Allan "Nuguette" Patrick vs Garett "Goodnight" Whitely</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Patrick's Style -Freestyle</li>
<li>Whitely's Style -Striking</li>
<li>Prediction - Whitely by TKO</li>
</ul>
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<b>Flyweight - Iliarde Santos vs Chris "Kamikaze" Cariaso</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Santos's Style -BJJ</li>
<li>Cariaso's Style -Striking</li>
<li>Prediction - Santos by decision</li>
</ul>
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<b>Welterweight - Yan Cabral vs David "Daudi" Mitchell</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Cabral's Style -BJJ</li>
<li>Mitchell's Style - Grappling, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQ6_cRX1HLs">panel shows</a></li>
<li>Prediction - Mitchell by decision</li>
</ul>
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</div>
<b>Welterweight - Ildemar "Marajo" Alcantara vs Igor Araujo</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Alcantara's Style -Striking</li>
<li>Araujo's Style - BJJ</li>
<li>Prediction - Alcantara by TKO</li>
</ul>
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</div>
<b><u>Main Card (Fox Sports 1)</u></b><br />
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<b>Bantamweight - Raphael Assuncao vs T.J. "The Viper" Dillashaw</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Assuncao's Style -BJJ</li>
<li>Dillashaw's Style -Wrestling</li>
<li>Prediction - Dillashaw by KO</li>
<li>Thoughts - Dillashaw is Team Alpha Male, so of course it's <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPJfJiikwuI">Dougie Time</a>. </li>
</ul>
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<b>Welterweight - Rousimar "Toquinho" Palhares vs Mike Pierce</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Palhares's Style - BJJ, leglocks</li>
<li>Alternate Palhares nicknames - Rousimar "Paul Harris" Palhares, Rousimar "Who's Omar Paul Harris?" Palhares</li>
<li>Pierce's Style - Wrestling</li>
<li>Prediction - Pierce by decision</li>
</ul>
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<b>Light Heavyweight - Fabio Maldonado vs Joey "The Mexicutioner Beltran</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Maldonado's Style - Boxing, body punches</li>
<li>Beltran's Style - Striking, Homer Simpson defense</li>
<li>Prediction - Maldonado by TKO</li>
</ul>
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<b>Light Heavyweight - Thiago Silva vs Matt "The Hammer" Hammill</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Silva's Style - Muay Thai, BJJ, inhuman urine</li>
<li>Hammill's Style - Wrestling</li>
<li>Prediction - Silva by submission</li>
</ul>
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<b>Welterweight - Erick "Indio" Silva vs Dong Hyun "Stun Gun" Kim</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Silva's Style - Muay Thai</li>
<li>Kim's Style - Judo, grappling, <a href="http://i.minus.com/ibnwernXnBvcWC.gif">beating up wiener kids</a></li>
<li>Prediction - Kim by decision</li>
</ul>
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<b>Welterweight - Demian Maia vs Jake Shields</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Maia's Style - BJJ</li>
<li>Shields's Style - American Jiu-jitsu</li>
<li>Alternate Shields nickname - Jake "Rorse Facie" Shields</li>
<li>Prediction - Maia by submission</li>
</ul>
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