Showing posts with label Nick Ring. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nick Ring. Show all posts

Thursday, March 14, 2013

Event Primer: UFC 158 - St. Pierre vs Diaz

Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that wants to tell you uneducated fools about passive income.

Prelims (Facebook)

Bantamweight - George Roop vs Reuben Duran
  • Roop's Style - Striking
  • Duran's Style - Striking
  • Prediction -  Roop by KO
  • Thoughts - Holy cow, why is Roop dropping to Bantamweight, what is wrong with him?

Bantamweight - TJ Dillashaw vs Issei Tamura
  • Dillashaw's Style - Striking, grappling
  • Tamura's Style - Grappling, ground and pound
    Prediction -Dillashaw by submission
  • TJ is Alpha Male, and that means learning how to Dougie.

Welterweight - Rick "The Horror" Story vs Quinn Mulhern
  • Story's Style - Grappling
  • Mulhern's Style - Submissions
    Prediction -Mulhern by decision

Prelims (FX)

Lightweight - Daron "Detroit Superstar" Cruickshank vs John "The Bull" Makdessi
  • Cruickshank's Style - Striking
  • Alternate Cruickshank Nickname - Darron "Hermione Granger's Cat" Cruickshank
  • Makdessi's Style - Striking
  • Prediction -  Cruickshank by knockout

Welterweight - Dan Miller vs Jordan "Young Gun" Mein
  • Miller's Style - Grappling, Muay Thai
  • Mein's Style - Striking
  • Prediction - Mein by TKO
  • Thoughts - I am glad Miller's fighting, because it means Dan Jr. is well enough that his dad can mix some martial arts. Yay!

Featherweight - Antonio "Pato" Carvalho vs Darren "The Damage" Elkins
  • Carvalho's Style - Striking
  • Elkins's Style - Grappling
  • Prediction -Elkins by decision

Middleweight - Patrick "The Predator" Cote vs Bobby "Vicious" Voelker
  • Cote's Style - Boxing
  • Voelker's Style - Striking
  • Prediction - Voelker by KO

Main Card (PPV)

Lightweight - Mike "The Martian" Ricci vs Colin "Freakshow" Fletcher

Middleweight - Nick "The Promise" Ring vs Chris Camozzi
  • Ring's Style - Striking, grappling
  • Camozzi's Style - Striking
  • Prediction - Ring by decision

Welterweight - Jake "The Juggernaut" Ellenberger vs Nate "The Great" Marquardt
  • Ellenberger's Style - Wrestling, punching
  • Marquardt's Style - Striking
  • Prediction - Marquardt by TKO

Welterweight - Carlos "Natural Born Killer" Condit vs Johny "Bigg Rigg" Hendricks
  • Condit's Style - Striking
  • Hendricks's Style - Wrestling, punching
  • Prediction - Hendricks by KO
  • Thoughts - Seriously, is it just me, or does Carlos Condit look like a tougher, more badass Adam Scott?

Welterweight - Georges "Rush" St. Pierre vs Nick Diaz
  • St. Pierre's Style - Karate, wrestling
  • Diaz's Style - Brazilian jiu-jitsu, boxing
  • Prediction - St. Pierre by cut-stoppage TKO
  • Thoughts - This is going to be the Hilarious Death of Nick Diaz

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Event Primer - UFC 154

Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that's less ridiculous than being an "American-Whu-Hit-U" fighter.

UFC 154 is on Saturday, and thankfully it starts at night time in the Western hemisphere (Best hemisphere).  Here are the fights and what I think about them!

Preliminary Card - Facebook

Featherweight - Steven "Super" Siler vs. Darren "The Damage" Elkins
  • Siler's Style - Grappling
  • Other Siler Nickname - Steven "The Miller Killer" Siler
  • Elkins's Style - Wrestling
  • Prediction - Elkins is going to do so many wrestles to Siler and win by decision
  • Thoughts - After checking out Siler's record, I'm convinced something called "Olly Bradstreet" is some kind of nightmare monster for him.

Bantamweight - Ivan "The Pride of El Salvador" Menjivar vs. Azamat "Tough Guy" Gashimov
  • Menjivar's Style - Striking, BJJ
  • Gashimov's Style - Wrestling
  • Prediction - Menjivar is going to submit the heck outta Gashimov
  • Thoughts - I don't know anything about Gashimov, but Menjivar is really cool, so he should win everything.

Welterweight - Matt "Deep Waters" Riddle vs. John "The One" Maguire
  • Riddle's Style - Wrestling, BJJ
  • Maguire's Style - Submissions, Gypsy Jiu-Jitsu
  • Prediction - I think Maguire is going to submit Riddle.
  • Thoughts - I'm slowly starting to like Riddle as a fighter (And he always seemed like a decent enough person, but I'm liking that more, too), but being a "Gypsy Jiu-Jitsu" practicioner is too rad to pass up.  Also, I wonder if Riddle will test positive for weed for this fight!

Featherweight - Antonio "Pato" Carvahlo vs. Rodrigo Damm
  • Carvahlo's Style - Striking, BJJ
  • Damm's Style - Wrestling, BJJ
  • Prediction - Carvahlo wins with a TKO
  • Thoughts - Carvahlo has never lost in Canada, so, scientifically, he will win this fight.  Damm's sister, Carina also fights and has the weird nickname of "Beauty But the Beast".
Check out more predictions and whatnot after the jump!