Showing posts with label Junior Dos Santos. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Junior Dos Santos. Show all posts

Thursday, October 17, 2013

Event primer - UFC 166

Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that's never made anyone smirk one smile.

Prelims - Facebook/YouTube

Bantamweight - Dustin "The Disciple" Pague vs Kyoji Horiguchi
  • Pague's Style -BJJ (Bethlehem Jesus-Jitsu)
  • Horiguchi's Style - Striking
  • Prediction -Horiguchi by KO

Featherweight - Jeremy Larsen vs Andre "Touchy" Fili
  • Larsen's Style -Freestyle
  • Fili's Style -Striking
  • Prediction -Fili by TKO

Lightweight - Tony "El Cucuy" Ferguson vs Mike "The Wolverine" Rio
  • Ferguson's Style -Striking
  • Rio's Style -Wrestling
  • Prediction -Ferguson by KO

Welterweight - TJ Waldburger vs Adlan "Borz" Amagov
  • Waldburger's Style -BJJ
  • Amagov's Style -Striking
  • Prediction -Amagov by KO

Prelims - Fox Sports 1

Lightweight - George Sotiropolous vs "King Karl" KJ Noons
  • Sotiropolous's Style - BJJ
  • Noons's Style - Kickboxing, hair maintenance
  • Prediction - Sotiropolous by submission

Women's Bantamweight - Sarah Kaufman vs Jessica "Evil" Eye
  • Kaufman's Style - Striking
  • Eye's Style -Striking
  • Prediction - Kaufman by TKO
  • Thoughts - This fight is going to be rad, I bet.

Welterweight - Nate "The Great" Marquardt vs Hector "Lightning" Lombard
  • Marquardt's Style - Striking
  • Lombard's Style - Boxing, judo
  • Prediction - Marquardt by TKO
  • Thoughts - Former middleweights meet at welterweight because, sure, why not?

Middleweight - Tim "The Barbarian" Boetsch vs CB "The Doberman" Dolloway
  • Boestch's Style - Judo
  • Dolloway's Style -Grappling
  • Prediction - Boetsch by KO
  • Thoughts -Clarence's face never fails to make me laugh and laugh

Main Card - PPV

Flyweight - John "The Magician" Dodson vs Darrell "The Mongoose" Montague
  • Dodson's Style - Striking, being a larger-than-average squirrell
  • Montague's Style -Wrestling
  • Prediction - Dodson by KO

Heavyweight - Gabriel "Napao" Gonzaga vs Shawn "The Savage" Jordan
  • Gonzaga's Style - BJJ, Vlogging
  • Jordan's Style - Striking, Football
  • Prediction - Gonzaga by submission

Lightweight - Gilbert "El Nino" Melendez vs Diego "The Dream" Sanchez
  • Melendez's Style - Wrestling
  • Sanchez's Style - Wrestling, being out of his gourd crazy
  • Prediction - Sanchez by submission
  • Thoughts -I am looking forward to this fight so much. Gonna be the eggiest.

Heavyweight - Daniel "DC" Cormier vs Roy "Big Country" Nelson
  • Cormier's Style - Wrestling
  • Nelson's Style - Boxing, BJJ
  • Prediction - Cormier by decision

Heavyweight - Cain Velasquez vs Junior "Cigano" Dos Santos
  • Velasquez's Style - Wrestling, boxing
  • Dos Santos's Style - Boxing
  • Prediction -Velasquez by decision

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Event Primer - UFC 160

Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that's the writing equivalent of David "The Can" Correa.

Preliminary Card (Facebook/YouTube)

Featherweight - Jeremy "Lil Heathen" Stephens vs Estevan "El Terrible" Payan

Bantamweight - Brian Bowles vs George Roop
  • Bowles's Style - Wrestling, BJJ
  • Roop's Style - Striking, Being a scarecrow
  • Prediction - Bowles by submission

Welterweight - Stephen "Wonderboy" Thompson vs Nah-Shon "The Rock-N-Rolla" Burrell
  • Thompson's Style - Karate
  • Burrell's Style - Striking
  • Prediction - Thompson by KO
  • Thoughts - Hopefully Thompson wins and can fight Jordan Mein to crown the "We got our hype trains derailed by the penny on the tracks known as Matt 'the Immortal' Brown" champion. My money's on Mein, for the record.

Preliminary Card (FX)

Lightweight - Khabib "The Eagle" Nurmagomedov vs Abel "Killa" Trujillo
  • Nurmagomedov's Style - Sambo, judo, kickboxing
  • Trujillo's Style - Striking, grappling
  • Prediction - Nurmagomedov by submission
  • Thoughts - I wonder what trolling shirt Nurmagomedov will wear to the weigh-ins. Also, he better pair it with his giant, furry hat. Additional also, is it just me, or are like 90% of the cool/good Russian mixed martial artists guys from Dagestan?

Welterweight - Colton Smith vs Robert Whittaker
  • Smith's Style - Wrestling
  • Whittaker's Style - Striking
  • Prediction - Smith by decision

Featherweight - Dennis "The Menace" Bermudez vs Max "Blessed" Holloway
  • Bermudez's Style - Wrestling
  • Holloway's Style - Striking
  • Prediction - Holloway by TKO

Welterweight - Mike "Quicksand" Pyle vs Rick "The Horror" Story
  • Pyle's Style - BJJ
  • Story's Style - Wrestling
  • Prediction - Pyle by KO

Main Card (PPV)

Lightweight - Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone vs "King Karl" KJ Noons

Lightwweight - Gray "The Bully" Maynard vs TJ Grant
  • Maynard's Style - Wrestling
  • Grant's Style - BJJ
  • Horrible Unofficial Grant Nickname - TJ "Don't Take Me For" Grant"-Ed"
  • Prediction - Grant by TKO
  • Thoughts - I know the winner is supposed to get a shot at Bendo's title, but I want Grant to grow a fuller beard and then have him, Pat Healy, and Jim Miller in a San-Do match.

Light Heavyweight - Glover Teixeira vs James Te-Huna
  • Teixeira's Style - Striking, BJJ
  • Te-Huna's Style - Grappling
  • Prediction - Teixeira by KO

Heavyweight - Junior "Cigano" Dos Santos vs Mark "Super Samoan" Hunt
  • Dos Santos's Style - Boxing
  • Hunt's Style - Kickboxing
  • Prediction - Hunt by KO
  • Thoughts - MAAAAAAAAAARK HUUUUUUUUUUNTOOOOOOOO is going to get a UFC Heavyweight title shot after he wins this fight, and then he'll win the UFC Heavyweight title and world peace will be acheived. BELIEVE IN MARK HUNT!

Heavyweight Title - Cain Velasquez vs Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva
  • Velasquez's Style - Wrestling
  • Silva's Style - BJJ, Muay Thai
  • Prediction - Velasquez by TKO (Same as last time, though probably slightly less messy)

Thursday, December 27, 2012

Event Primer - UFC 155

 Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that's doing spinning shit, now.

Facebook Prelims

Flyweight - Chris "Kamikaze" Cariaso vs John Moraga
  • Cariaso's Style - Muay thai, boxing
  • Moraga's Style - Wrestling, submissions
  • Prediction - Moraga by submission

Featherweight - Leonard "Bad Boy" Garcia vs Max "Blessed" Holloway
  • Garcia's Style - Boxing, BJJ
  • Holloway's Style - Striking
  • Prediction - If he had a full camp, I'd go with Holloway, but this is on like 10 days notice for him, so I think Garcia will get win a decision.

Heavyweight - Phil "S11" De Fries vs Todd Duffee
  • De Fries's Style - Grappling
  • Duffee's Style -  Punches
  • Nickname Duffee Should Use - Todd "Duffman" Duffee
  • Prediction - De Fries with a submission

FX Prelims

Lightweight - Michael "The Menace" Johnson vs Myles "Fury" Jury
  • Johnson's Style - Wrestling, Fist In Box
  • Jury's Style - Kickboxing, BJJ
  • Alternate Jury Nicknames - Myles "Hung" Jury
  • Prediction - Johnson with a wrestley decision

Lightweight - Melvin "The Young Assassin" Guillard vs Jamie Varner
  • Guillard's Style - Boxing, wrestling, American Whu-Hit-U
  • Varner's Style - Wrestling, being awful
  • Prediction - Guillard with a huge knockout

Bantamweight - Erik "Goyito" Perez vs Byron Bloodworth
  • Perez's Style - Striking, submissions
  • Bloodworth's Style - Striking
  • Prediciton - Perez with a submission
  • Thoughts - Bloodworth is the best surname ever

Bantamweight - Brad "One Punch" Pickett vs Eddie Wineland
  • Pickett's Style - Punch
  • Wineland's Style - Striking, wrestling
  • Prediction -Pickett with a KO

PPV Main Card

Middlweight - Chris "The Crippler" Leben vs Derek "Wrecking Ball" Brusnon
  • Leben's Style - Punching, Zombie-Fu
  • Alternate Leben Nickname - Chris "The Cat Smasher" Leben
  • Brunson's Style - Poker, Wrestling
  • Prediction - Leben with a KO

Middleweight - Yushin "Thunder" Okami vs Alan "The Talent" Belcher
  • Okami's Style - Wrestling
  • Belcher's Style - Muay Thai
  • Prediction - Belcher via KO

Middleweight - Tim "The Barbarian" Botesch vs Costa Philippou
  • Boestsch's Style - Wrestling
  • Philippou's Style - Striking
  • Prediction - Boetsch with a decision victory

Lightweight - Jim Miller vs Joe "J-Lau" Lauzon
  • Miller's Style - Grappling
  • Lauzon's Style - BJJ
  • Alternate Lauzon Nickname - "Creepy" Joe Lauzon
  • Prediction - Miller with a submission

Main Event

Heavyweight Title - Junior "Cigano" Dos Santos vs Cain Velasquez
  • Dos Santos's Style - Boxing
  • Velasquez's Style - The Take Him Down (Wrestling)
  • Prediction - Dos Santos with another KO victory