Showing posts with label Daniel Sarafian. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Daniel Sarafian. Show all posts

Thursday, November 7, 2013

Event primer - UFC Fight Night 32

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

Prelims (Facebook/YouTube)

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

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

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

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

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

Main Card (Fox Sports 1)

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thursday, June 6, 2013

Event Primer: UFC on Fuel - Nogueira vs Werdum

Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that's more profitable than Nick Diaz's WAR MMA.

Prelim Card (Facebook/YouTube)

Middleweight - Antonio Braga Neto vs Anthony "Lionheart" Smith
Neto's Style - BJJ
Smith's Style - Striking, grappling
Prediction - Neto by submission

Middleweight - Caio "Hellboy" Magalhaes vs Karlos "The Terminator" Vemola
Magalhaes's Style - BJJ, Muay Thai
Vemola's Style - Striking, grappling
Prediction - Vemola by KO

Featherweight - Rodrigo Damm vs Mizuto "Pugnus" Hirota
Damm's Style - BJJ, wrestling
Hirota's Style - Boxing, judo, sumo
Prediction - Hirota by decision
Thoughts - King Pug is a pretty rad dude, I hope he doesn't lose and get cut.

Welterweight - Ildemar "Marajo" Alcantara vs Leandro "Buscape" Silva
Alcantara's Style - BJJ, Muay Thai
Silva's Style -BJJ
Prediction - Alcantara by submission

Featherweight - Godofredo "Pepey" Castro vs Felipe "Sertanejo" Arantes
Castro's Style - BJJ
Arantes's Style - Muay Thai, BJJ
Prediction - Castro by submission

Middleweight - Ronny Markes vs Derek Brunson
Markes's Style -Wrestling
Brunson's Style - Wrestling
Prediction - Brunson by decision

Bantamweight - Raphael Assuncao vs Vaughan Lee
Assuncao's Style - BJJ, Muay Thai
Lee's Style -Grappling
Prediction - Assuncao by submission

Main Card (FuelTV)

Featherweight - Rony "Jason" Bezerra vs Mike "The Warrior" Wilkinson
Bezerra's Style - BJJ, Muay Thai
Wilkinson's Style -Boxing, wrestling
Prediction - Bezerra by TKO

Welterweight - Erick "Indio" Silva vs Jason "The Kansas City Bandit" High
Silva's Style - Wrestling, BJJ
High's Style - BJJ
Prediction - High by decision

Middleweight - Daniel Sarafian vs Eddie Mendez
Sarafian's Style - BJJ
Mendez's Style -Boxing, wrestling
Prediction - Sarafian by submission

Light Heavyweight - Thiago Silva vs Rafael "Feijao" Cavalcante
Silva's Style - Muay Thai, BJJ
Cavalcante's Style - Muay Thai, BJJ
Prediction - Cavalcante by KO
Thoughts - If Brazil had an athletic commission to do drug testing instead of UFC administering things in-house, this fight would be the one most likely to have the results "accidentally" go missing.

Welterweight - William "Patolino" Macario vs Leonardo Santos
Macario's Style - Muay Thai
Santos's Style - BJJ
Prediction - Macario by KO
Thoughts - Macario has a victory over someone (Or thing) named 'Gabriel Monkey' on his record. That's the best.

Heavyweight - Antonio Rodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueira vs Fabricio "Vai Cavalo" Werdum
Nogueira's Style - BJJ, boxing
Werdum's Style - BJJ, trolling
Prediction - Nogueira by submission
Thoughts - I like "Go Horse", but if he hurts Big Nog, I will find him and sob-scream at him for like an hour.

Friday, January 18, 2013

Event Primer - UFC on FX: Bisping vs Belfort

Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that's more allusive than Lyoto Machida.

Preliminary Card (Facebook)

Lightweight - Francisco "Massaranduba" Trinaldo vs CJ Keith
  • Trinaldo's Style - Kickboxing
  • Keith's Style - Wrestling,
  • Prediction -  Trinaldo by TKO

Preliminary Card (Fuel TV)

Light Heavyweight - Wagner "Caldeirao" Prado vs Ildemar "Marajo" Alcantara
  • Prado's Style - Striking
  • Alcantara's Style - Striking
  • Prediction - Prado by decision

Bantamweight - Yuri "Marajo" Alcantara vs Pedro "The Rock" Nobre
  • Alcantara's Style - BJJ
  • Nobre's Style - Striking, BJJ
  • Prediction - Alcantara with a submission

Lightweight - Edson "Junior" Barboza vs Lucas "Mineiro" Martins
  • Barboza's Style - Muay Thai
  • Martins's Style - Striking, BJJ
  • Prediction - Barboza by KO
  • Thoughts - Barboza, to quote the amazing Pat "Hype or Die" Barry "THROWS THUNDA"

Featherweight - Diego "The Gun" Nunes vs Nik "The Carny" Lentz
  • Nunes's Style - BJJ, striking
  • Lentz's Style - Wrestling, BJJ
  • Prediction - Nunes by decision

Middleweight - Ronny Markes vs Andrew Craig
  • Markes's Style - BJJ
  • Craig's Style - Wrestling, BJJ
  • Prediction - Craig by decision

Featherweight - Godofredo "Pepey" Castro vs Milton "Miltinho Vieira
  • Castro's Style - BJJ
  • Vieira's Style - BJJ
  • Prediction - Vieira by decision

Main Card (FX)

Lightweight - Thiago Tavares vs Khabib "The Eagle" Nurmagomedov
  • Tavares's Style - BJJ, Muay Thai
  • Nurmagomedov's Style - Sambo, wrestling
  • Prediction - Nurmagomedov by TKO

Heavyweight - Gabriel "Napao" Gonzaga vs "Big" Ben Rothwell
  • Gonzaga's Style - BJJ, striking
  • Rothwell's Style - Kickboxing
  • Prediction - Rothwell by KO
  • Thoughts - This should be a good fight between a guy that vlogs and a guy that punches people into memes.

Middleweight - Daniel Sarafian vs CB "The Doberman" Dolloway
  • Sarafian's Style - Judo, karate, BJJ
  • Dolloway's Style - Wrestling, BJJ
  • Prediction - Sarafian by submission
  • Thoughts - His name is Clarence Byron.

Middleweight - Vitor "The Phenom" Belfort vs Michael "The Count" Bisping
  • Belfort's Style - Boxing (Rabbit punches), BJJ
  • Bisping's Style - Kickboxing, defensive wrestling
  • Prediction - Bisping by decision
  • Thoughts - Part of me really wants Belfort to KO Bisping with a flurry of questionably-placed punches. On the other hand, if Bisping wins, he'll probably get a shot at Anderson Silva, and seeing a cool knockout preceded by several minutes/rounds of dancing by Silva would be awesome, too.