CARE/other vuz-vuz-vuz Jabronis preview: UFC Fight Night Live 8
I'm trying a little different format for this. Clicking on the fighter's name will take you to their profile on UFC.com. Also you will see who each man did in their last UFC fight. I hope you find this to be useful or at least make things look more professional. Let me know what you think?
UFC Fight Night Live 8
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, FL
Casey: I’m glad to see the first UFC event of the year as I am by far and away more interested in UFC than anything being done in professional wrestling. I’d also like to note that the advantage of putting this preview together is that I get to see before most that Euan’s comments for this show are so awesome. One last pressing question I must ask. If Vladimir Kozlov were interviewed at this show, would he say: “I love Ubble-fubble-c”?
Euan: UFC Fight Night is upon us which signals the beginning of a few very busy weeks of MMA and wrestling so let's see what Dana has planned for us. I must thank Casey "the most black brother in the vold" for supplying me with the links to the profiles of each fighter which will influence my predictions and of course the EuTube index will be used for matches where i cannot decide on a winner or if i'm feeling lazy.
Wade: I haven't watched much UFC yet so I will be basing my picks on the fighters win/loss record and/or their strengths.
Scott: I’m making my UFC picks debut for this show. I’m not as educated on who these fighters are as some of my other compatriots, but I make up for it with a willingness to guess and flip coins if need be.
Prediction Tracking:
This is the first UFC event of the year and the first MMA event overall. As a result there is nothing for this specific company in the way of stats yet but we can still look at the overall…
Marcus: 1 event, 6 wins with 2 losses for 75%
Casey: 2 Events, 6 wins with 9 losses for 40%
Ric: 2 events, 6 wins with 9 losses for 40%
Art: 2 Events, 4 wins with 10 losses for 28.5%
Euan: 2 Events, 3 wins with 10 losses for 23.1%
Scott: 1 event, 3 wins with 5 losses for 37.5%
Wade: 1 event, 3 wins with 5 losses for 37.5%
Welterweight Bout: (Dark)
Ross “The Gladiator” Pointon (5:8, 168.5, 4-8-0)
Vs.
Rich “No Love” Clementi (5:9, 169.5, 22-6-0)
Last UFC Bout: Rich Clementi lost to Din Thomas via submission at the Ultimate Fighter 4 Finale on 11/11/2006. Ross Pointon lost to Rory Singer on the Ultimate Fighter 3 Finale on 06/24/2006.
Casey: This is a tough fight to call for me. Looking things over, the experience edge lies with Clementi. Looking at the 2 nicknames which I think is always a key to the fight as if your nickname is stupid enough you can get your opponent to start laughing during ring intros and next thing you know he’s tired and falls victim to your offense. I call this the “Ken flo” theory. So in that battle which is close I give the slight edge to “The Gladiator” as while they’re both fine nicknames, Clementi’s suggests childhood horrors more than it does tougher fighter. However, they are both coming off of losses in their last fights. The nickname theory not withstanding, I don’t have as good a reason as Euan does for why I’m going this direction, but…
Winner: Ross Pointon
Art: Clementi via TKO R1
Winner: Rich Clementi
Ric: After losing this one, will Pointon drop to lightweight?
Winner: Rich Clementi
Euan: I am going to pick Ross Pointon to win this fight for two reasons: he is British and i have to support my own country and when asked if he had any heroes he answered "Myself". A great man.
Winner: Ross Pointon
Scott: I’m going to give this to Clementi based on experience.
Winner: Rich Clementi
Wade: Both men have lost their recent fights so I'm sure both are wanting a win. I think Rich will come out on top.
Winner: Rich Clementi
Marcus: Rich Clementi to win.
Winner: Rich Clementi
Lightweight Bout: (Dark)
Clay “The Carpenter” Guida (5:7, 154, 21-3-0)
Vs.
Din “DinYero” Thomas (5:9, 154.5, 21-7-0)
Last UFC Bout: Din Thomas defeated Rich Clementi via submission on the Ultimate Fighter 4 Finale on 11/11/2006. Clay Guida defeated Justin James via submission at UFC 64 on 10/14/2006.
Casey: In this lightweight bout you have 2 fighters coming off of victories in their last fight. You also have “The Carpenter” Vs. “DinYero” which even though I don’t really know what a “DinYero” is supposed to be, the “Carpenter” suggests he has another career in mind should fighting not work out. I took the youth in the last fight so by my horrible logic its time to go with a man who has more UFC experience in this one.
Winner: Din Thomas
Art: Guida via submission R2
Winner: Clay Guida
Ric: I see this going a lot like Thomas' recent fight against Rich Clementi, with the same result of a win for Thomas.
Winner: Din Thomas
Euan: If you do anything today, you have to go and look at Guida's UFC profile and check out the first picture in his photo gallery. He looks like he just shit himself live on PPV and i laughed heartily. So for providing laughs, i will predict Guida to defeat Thomas.
Winner: Clay Guida
Scott: During this fight I am going to employ my brilliant strategy and predict the winner by guessing.
Winner: Clay Guida
Wade: I'm going with Clay here based on his strengths.
Winner: Clay Guida
Marcus: Clay Guida to win.
Winner: Clay Guida
Middleweight Bout: (Dark)
Ed “Short Fuse” Herman (6:2, 186, 13-4-0)
Vs.
Chris “The Exorcist” Price (6:3, 192, 8-1-0)
Last UFC Bout: Ed Herman lost via submission to Jason MacDonald at “Ortiz Vs. Shamrock III the Final Chapter”, on 10/10/2006. Chris Price lost to Kendal Grove at “Ortiz Vs. Shamrock III the Final Chapter” on 10/10/2006 via submission.
Casey: Ed Herman is on a 2-fight losing streak inside the Octagon. Both of these men lost their last fight, I saw both of those fights and neither of them looked more impressive in defeat than did the other. I think that Herman really needs to win this fight in order to be something as if he loses a third fight in a row he’d just be better off changing his name to Herman Munster. In the vaunted nickname battle “The Exorcist” Vs. “Short Fuse”, you do have to give that to Chris Price. Yeah, it also suggests that he like Clay Guida before him has another career in mind but I think it takes 1 tough man to perform exorcisms. Although, if you had “Short fuse” doing that job then he could just get pissed at the demon possessed man and knock him out.
If that is not enough to convince you that Chris Price is in for a humbling, perhaps this note found at the bottom of the UFC.com weigh-in story will do the trick?
* Herman agreed to face Price despite the Indiana fighter being seven pounds over the middleweight limit of 185 pounds. When Price thanked Herman for still
agreeing to fight, “Short Fuse” responded, “You weren’t getting off that easy.” I give this quote about a hundred thumbs up.
Winner: Ed Herman
Art: Herman via TKO R2
Winner: Ed Herman
Ric: I don't think Herman should have much trouble winning this one, which (stylistically) will probably look almost exactly like
Kendall Grove's recent victory over Price.
Winner: Ed Herman
Euan: Herman is attempting to recover from the humbling he suffered at the hands of at the time newcomer Jason MacDonald and in my opinion if he wants to find himself fighting on the PPV again, he must defeat "The Exorcist" Chris Price. I decided to check and see if Mr. Price was indeed a practicing priest and in doing so determine if he is worthy of the nickname "The Exorcist"...well i found Chris Price and well he isn't a priest or American for that fact. He is actually from Wales, don't believe me well here is a link to prove so
So for being a liar and Welsh, Ed Herman is my choice.
Winner: Ed Herman
Scott: Ed Herman will win, because he is a red head and you don’t piss off red heads.
Winner: Ed Herman
Wade: This fight is elementary given what Herman said at the weigh in. He's very confident and that's always a good thing.
Winner: Ed Herman
Marcus: Ed Herman to win.
Winner: Ed Herman
Welterweight Bout: (Dark)
Chad “The Grinder” Reiner (5:11, 171, 13-1-0)
Vs.
“The People’s Warrior” Josh Burkman (5:10, 171, 18-3-0)
Last UFC Bout: This is Chad Reiner’s UFC Debut. Josh Burkman was victorious at UFC 61 on 07/08/2006 by a Unanimous decision over Josh Neer.
Casey: As this is Reiner’s debut I really don’t know all that much about him or his style, only what I was able to glean from his UFC profile. His nickname makes me think porn star more than fighter though. On the otherhand, Josh Burkman’s last fight was the best on a truly horrific show which isn’t saying much. As for his nickname, “The People’s Warrior” makes me wonder when we hold elections for offices like this and how a campaign for this would work. I invision an election for the position of “People’s Warrior” to contain phrases like “If Elected, I pledge that Pilliging will rise 200% over the last fiscal year while raping will increase by a staggering 500% over that same approximate time”. However, we must not forget that as he is a Warrior, Burkman must also be a believer in distrusity and we all know that distrusity has the power to get you WWE Championship reigns you don’t deserve and wrestling contracts even after you fuck up repeatedly. If distrusity can do that for a man The Grinder doesn’t have a chance.
Winner: Josh Burkman
Art: Reiner via submission R3
Winner: Chad Reiner
Ric: Reiner favors a submission-based style, which is something of a weakness of Burkman's. Still, Burkman's edge in wrestling
and overall experience, should be his ticket to a win.
Winner: Josh Burkman
Euan: This is Reiner's UFC debut and i'm afraid to say it's going to be a long night going in against "The People's Champio...Warrior" Josh Burkman. From his interview with UFC.com it is clear that Burkman is a simple man as when asked what his favorite technique was he answered "punching people in the face". Providing he actually punches his opponent and not merely brush against him like Nick fucking Diaz who somehow got himself booked on the upcoming PRIDE show in February, he will win this fight. I can only pray that Diaz is put against Takanori Gomi so i can watch Diaz get the fuck knocked out of him.
Winner: Josh Burkman
Scott: Once again, back to the strategy of taking a guess.
Winner: Josh Burkman
Wade: Burkman has actually had some matches in UFC already so he knows his way around the octagon.
Winner: Josh Burkman
Marcus: Chad “The Grinder” Reiner, yeah I’m the only one so far.
Winner: Chad Reiner
Middleweight Bout: (Dark)
Dean “The Boogeyman” Lister (6:1, 185, 9-4-0)
Vs.
Nate “The Great” Marquardt (6:0, 185.5, 27-6-1)
Last UFC Bout: On 08/17/2006 Dean Lister defeated Yuki Sasaki by Unanimous decision at Fight Night 6. Nate Marquardt was victorious over Crafton Wallace on 10/10/2006 at “Ortiz Vs. Shamrock III” by submission.
Casey: Euan stole all of the Boogeyman jokes that I was going to make in the nickname contest. I’m not sure if Nate Marquardt can live up to his nickname of being great. I remember being really impressed with Lister when I saw him at UFC 60 and if I remember that much than it must mean something.
Winner: Dean Lister
Art: Marquardt via submission R3
Winner: Nate Marquardt
Ric: This one, like the first bout, is in danger of becoming a boring stalemate, but that aside, I'm going with Marquardt.
Winner: Nate Marquardt
Euan: Oh, when did "The Boogeyman" go to UFC? I wonder if worms are allowed in the Octagon? Anyway, both men are coming off victories in their last fights so a good show here could earn them a place on a PPV in the near future. Marquart has the obvious experience advantage over Lister but come on, anyone who can make red smoke come out of a stick deserves respect right? No. Marquardt to win.
Winner: Nate Marquardt
Scott: Marquardt seems to have more experience but that doesn’t necessarily mean anything. I’m going to pick him anyway because really, why not?
Winner: Nate Marquardt
Wade: Nate has a great win/loss record and is a well rounded wrestler so he should be a shoe in to win.
Winner: Nate Marquardt
Marcus: Dean “The Boogeyman” Lister
Winner: Dean Lister
Lightweight Bout:
Hermes Franca (5:6, 155, 17-5-0)
Vs.
Spencer “The King” Fisher (5:7, 154.5, 20-2-0)
Last UFC Bout: Hermes Franca defeated Jamie Varner via submission on 08/26/2006 at UFC 62. Spencer Fisher defeated Dan Lauzon at UFC 64 on 10/14/2006 by a first round TKO.
Casey: Now we’re talking. I love Spencer Fisher for being an honest man and saying that his wrestling sucked after his most recent victory. That means Sean Sherk would probably kill him but Hermes Franca isn’t Sean Sherk. I’m real excited to see this bout. Franca has no nickname but his first name is Hermes which does have to count for something. I’m surprised Euan didn’t make any King Booker or Jerry Lawler jokes as they were right there, but don’t worry Fisher will fight again. This should be a fun fight and I have a feeling that the King will reign supreme. As an aside, we have the Boogeyman and the King on the same show are we sure this isn’t Smackdown?
Winner: Spencer Fisher
Art: Fisher via TKO R2
Winner: Spencer Fisher
Ric: Boy, oh, boy, this should be interesting! I keep flip-flopping on this, but think I'm gonna go with Franca.
Winner: Hermes Franca
Euan: I like both fighters in this case and i cannot decide on a winner so i will ask someone who has the insight, intelligence and clarity to help. "DOMMOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
HARDU GEI~!!!!!!!!!!!!! OK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Of course, it's Razor Ramon HG! So HG, help me pick a winner.
"Say, say, say King Fisher FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!" Well that's it, Spencer Fisher to win.
Winner - Spencer Fisher
Scott: Spencer Fisher will win because Razor Ramon HG said so.
Winner: Spencer Fisher
Wade: Hermes seems to be the more well rounded fighter so I'm going with him.
Winner: Hermes Franca
Marcus: Spencer “The King” Fisher
Winner: Spencer Fisher
Heavyweight Bout:
Jake “Irish” O’Brien (6:3, 234.5 9-0-0)
Vs.
“The Texas Crazy Horse” Heath Herring (6:4, 250, 26-11-1)
Last UFC Bout: On 11/18/2006 at UFC 65, Jake O’Brien defeated Josh Schockman by Unanimous decision. This will be Heath Herring’s UFC debut.
Casey: Heath Herring wins the nickname battle in a walk away and I’m sure I don’t need to explain why. Also, my suggestion for O’Brien is to plant a big kiss on Herring during pre-fight instructions because really I think that’s his best chance of walking away the victor assuming that he’d actually be able to walk. I heard Heath Herring on Between the Ropes and he’s just awesome so how can I not pick him?
Winner: Heath Herring
Art: Herring via TKO R1
Winner: Heath Herring
Ric: Two words - Herring will win, and win big. (Ed. Note: I think that might be more than 2 words)
Winner: Heath Herring
Euan: The UFC debut of "The Texas Crazy Horse", i love Heath Herring. I have seen a lot of his fights from PRIDE FC and he is to be feared both on his feet and on the mat. Jake O'Brien is coming off a win at UFC 65 but this will not be enough to silence Herring.
Winner: Heath Herring
Scott: Heath Herring, did you not see the video? This should be more entertaining than a Tim Sylvia fight.
Winner: Heath Herring
Wade: Based on the clip I saw of Heath blasting the man who kissed him, and the fact that he has such a high win/loss record,
I'm going with him.
Winner: Heath Herring
Marcus: Heath Herring
Winner: Heath Herring
Euan: "And now, from the beautiful Mandalay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. IT'S TIIMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE FOR OUR UFC MAIN EVENT OF THE EVENING!" "PRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRIIIIDDE!"
Well, it appears that UFC and PRIDE are working together these days as now both Bruce Buffer and Crazy American PRIDE lady are announcing MMA shows.
Light Heavyweight Bout:
Rashad Evans (5:11, 205.5, 14-0-0)
Vs.
Sean Salmon (5:10, 206 9-1-0)
Last UFC Bout: At UFC 63 on 09/23/2006, Rashad Evans knocked out Jason Lambert. This will be the UFC debut of Sean Salmon.
Casey: It is hard for me to pick a man making his UFC debut especially when he is fighting someone I enjoy watching like Rashad. I realize I get burned on this from time to time, see MacDonald, Jason but I don’t see this as being one of those times. On another note related to this show we have a Salmon a Herring and a Fisher and that has to mean something though I’m not sure what. The only thing missing from the fish theme is “the Muscle Shark”. Also neither man has a nickname which makes it really hard to pick a favorite in that particular battle. I’m going to go with Rashad because Euan’s pick just makes good sense in the physical universe.
Winner: Rashad Evans
Art: Evans via TKO R2
Winner: Rashad Evans
Ric: Good wrestler against good wrestler. It's said that Salmon can also throw hands, which we also know Evans is capable of. Salmon tends to rely more on jiu-jitsu than straight wrestling, but that didn't help Stephan Bonnar's cause when he faced Evans. Evans' combo of size and experience will, in my view, be too much for Salmon to handle.
Winner: Rashad Evans
Euan: This is an easy fight to predict as Rashad Evans is on a 4 match winning streak and Sean Salmon is...well according to his profile 0 years old so he does not exist therefore he has already lost the fight by not appearing.
Winner: Rashad Evans
Scott: As time passes, you will figure out that I tend to pick guys with more experience in the Octagon even if it does come back to bite me in the ass, see MacDonald, Jason at UFC Tito Vs. Ken III.
Winner: Rashad Evans
Wade: From what I've seen, takedowns can be hard to counter. Add in Rashad's takedown defense and I think he's got this one.
Winner: Rashad Evans
Marcus: Rashad Evans
Winner: Rashad Evans
Casey: The OCC will have live round-by-round coverage of this show and I’m looking forward to this more than to any other sports entertainment that may have in the past aired on Thursday, may presently air on Thursday and be preempted or may in the future air on Thursday.
UFC Fight Night Live 8
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, FL
Casey: I’m glad to see the first UFC event of the year as I am by far and away more interested in UFC than anything being done in professional wrestling. I’d also like to note that the advantage of putting this preview together is that I get to see before most that Euan’s comments for this show are so awesome. One last pressing question I must ask. If Vladimir Kozlov were interviewed at this show, would he say: “I love Ubble-fubble-c”?
Euan: UFC Fight Night is upon us which signals the beginning of a few very busy weeks of MMA and wrestling so let's see what Dana has planned for us. I must thank Casey "the most black brother in the vold" for supplying me with the links to the profiles of each fighter which will influence my predictions and of course the EuTube index will be used for matches where i cannot decide on a winner or if i'm feeling lazy.
Wade: I haven't watched much UFC yet so I will be basing my picks on the fighters win/loss record and/or their strengths.
Scott: I’m making my UFC picks debut for this show. I’m not as educated on who these fighters are as some of my other compatriots, but I make up for it with a willingness to guess and flip coins if need be.
Prediction Tracking:
This is the first UFC event of the year and the first MMA event overall. As a result there is nothing for this specific company in the way of stats yet but we can still look at the overall…
Marcus: 1 event, 6 wins with 2 losses for 75%
Casey: 2 Events, 6 wins with 9 losses for 40%
Ric: 2 events, 6 wins with 9 losses for 40%
Art: 2 Events, 4 wins with 10 losses for 28.5%
Euan: 2 Events, 3 wins with 10 losses for 23.1%
Scott: 1 event, 3 wins with 5 losses for 37.5%
Wade: 1 event, 3 wins with 5 losses for 37.5%
Welterweight Bout: (Dark)
Ross “The Gladiator” Pointon (5:8, 168.5, 4-8-0)
Vs.
Rich “No Love” Clementi (5:9, 169.5, 22-6-0)
Last UFC Bout: Rich Clementi lost to Din Thomas via submission at the Ultimate Fighter 4 Finale on 11/11/2006. Ross Pointon lost to Rory Singer on the Ultimate Fighter 3 Finale on 06/24/2006.
Casey: This is a tough fight to call for me. Looking things over, the experience edge lies with Clementi. Looking at the 2 nicknames which I think is always a key to the fight as if your nickname is stupid enough you can get your opponent to start laughing during ring intros and next thing you know he’s tired and falls victim to your offense. I call this the “Ken flo” theory. So in that battle which is close I give the slight edge to “The Gladiator” as while they’re both fine nicknames, Clementi’s suggests childhood horrors more than it does tougher fighter. However, they are both coming off of losses in their last fights. The nickname theory not withstanding, I don’t have as good a reason as Euan does for why I’m going this direction, but…
Winner: Ross Pointon
Art: Clementi via TKO R1
Winner: Rich Clementi
Ric: After losing this one, will Pointon drop to lightweight?
Winner: Rich Clementi
Euan: I am going to pick Ross Pointon to win this fight for two reasons: he is British and i have to support my own country and when asked if he had any heroes he answered "Myself". A great man.
Winner: Ross Pointon
Scott: I’m going to give this to Clementi based on experience.
Winner: Rich Clementi
Wade: Both men have lost their recent fights so I'm sure both are wanting a win. I think Rich will come out on top.
Winner: Rich Clementi
Marcus: Rich Clementi to win.
Winner: Rich Clementi
Lightweight Bout: (Dark)
Clay “The Carpenter” Guida (5:7, 154, 21-3-0)
Vs.
Din “DinYero” Thomas (5:9, 154.5, 21-7-0)
Last UFC Bout: Din Thomas defeated Rich Clementi via submission on the Ultimate Fighter 4 Finale on 11/11/2006. Clay Guida defeated Justin James via submission at UFC 64 on 10/14/2006.
Casey: In this lightweight bout you have 2 fighters coming off of victories in their last fight. You also have “The Carpenter” Vs. “DinYero” which even though I don’t really know what a “DinYero” is supposed to be, the “Carpenter” suggests he has another career in mind should fighting not work out. I took the youth in the last fight so by my horrible logic its time to go with a man who has more UFC experience in this one.
Winner: Din Thomas
Art: Guida via submission R2
Winner: Clay Guida
Ric: I see this going a lot like Thomas' recent fight against Rich Clementi, with the same result of a win for Thomas.
Winner: Din Thomas
Euan: If you do anything today, you have to go and look at Guida's UFC profile and check out the first picture in his photo gallery. He looks like he just shit himself live on PPV and i laughed heartily. So for providing laughs, i will predict Guida to defeat Thomas.
Winner: Clay Guida
Scott: During this fight I am going to employ my brilliant strategy and predict the winner by guessing.
Winner: Clay Guida
Wade: I'm going with Clay here based on his strengths.
Winner: Clay Guida
Marcus: Clay Guida to win.
Winner: Clay Guida
Middleweight Bout: (Dark)
Ed “Short Fuse” Herman (6:2, 186, 13-4-0)
Vs.
Chris “The Exorcist” Price (6:3, 192, 8-1-0)
Last UFC Bout: Ed Herman lost via submission to Jason MacDonald at “Ortiz Vs. Shamrock III the Final Chapter”, on 10/10/2006. Chris Price lost to Kendal Grove at “Ortiz Vs. Shamrock III the Final Chapter” on 10/10/2006 via submission.
Casey: Ed Herman is on a 2-fight losing streak inside the Octagon. Both of these men lost their last fight, I saw both of those fights and neither of them looked more impressive in defeat than did the other. I think that Herman really needs to win this fight in order to be something as if he loses a third fight in a row he’d just be better off changing his name to Herman Munster. In the vaunted nickname battle “The Exorcist” Vs. “Short Fuse”, you do have to give that to Chris Price. Yeah, it also suggests that he like Clay Guida before him has another career in mind but I think it takes 1 tough man to perform exorcisms. Although, if you had “Short fuse” doing that job then he could just get pissed at the demon possessed man and knock him out.
If that is not enough to convince you that Chris Price is in for a humbling, perhaps this note found at the bottom of the UFC.com weigh-in story will do the trick?
* Herman agreed to face Price despite the Indiana fighter being seven pounds over the middleweight limit of 185 pounds. When Price thanked Herman for still
agreeing to fight, “Short Fuse” responded, “You weren’t getting off that easy.” I give this quote about a hundred thumbs up.
Winner: Ed Herman
Art: Herman via TKO R2
Winner: Ed Herman
Ric: I don't think Herman should have much trouble winning this one, which (stylistically) will probably look almost exactly like
Kendall Grove's recent victory over Price.
Winner: Ed Herman
Euan: Herman is attempting to recover from the humbling he suffered at the hands of at the time newcomer Jason MacDonald and in my opinion if he wants to find himself fighting on the PPV again, he must defeat "The Exorcist" Chris Price. I decided to check and see if Mr. Price was indeed a practicing priest and in doing so determine if he is worthy of the nickname "The Exorcist"...well i found Chris Price and well he isn't a priest or American for that fact. He is actually from Wales, don't believe me well here is a link to prove so
So for being a liar and Welsh, Ed Herman is my choice.
Winner: Ed Herman
Scott: Ed Herman will win, because he is a red head and you don’t piss off red heads.
Winner: Ed Herman
Wade: This fight is elementary given what Herman said at the weigh in. He's very confident and that's always a good thing.
Winner: Ed Herman
Marcus: Ed Herman to win.
Winner: Ed Herman
Welterweight Bout: (Dark)
Chad “The Grinder” Reiner (5:11, 171, 13-1-0)
Vs.
“The People’s Warrior” Josh Burkman (5:10, 171, 18-3-0)
Last UFC Bout: This is Chad Reiner’s UFC Debut. Josh Burkman was victorious at UFC 61 on 07/08/2006 by a Unanimous decision over Josh Neer.
Casey: As this is Reiner’s debut I really don’t know all that much about him or his style, only what I was able to glean from his UFC profile. His nickname makes me think porn star more than fighter though. On the otherhand, Josh Burkman’s last fight was the best on a truly horrific show which isn’t saying much. As for his nickname, “The People’s Warrior” makes me wonder when we hold elections for offices like this and how a campaign for this would work. I invision an election for the position of “People’s Warrior” to contain phrases like “If Elected, I pledge that Pilliging will rise 200% over the last fiscal year while raping will increase by a staggering 500% over that same approximate time”. However, we must not forget that as he is a Warrior, Burkman must also be a believer in distrusity and we all know that distrusity has the power to get you WWE Championship reigns you don’t deserve and wrestling contracts even after you fuck up repeatedly. If distrusity can do that for a man The Grinder doesn’t have a chance.
Winner: Josh Burkman
Art: Reiner via submission R3
Winner: Chad Reiner
Ric: Reiner favors a submission-based style, which is something of a weakness of Burkman's. Still, Burkman's edge in wrestling
and overall experience, should be his ticket to a win.
Winner: Josh Burkman
Euan: This is Reiner's UFC debut and i'm afraid to say it's going to be a long night going in against "The People's Champio...Warrior" Josh Burkman. From his interview with UFC.com it is clear that Burkman is a simple man as when asked what his favorite technique was he answered "punching people in the face". Providing he actually punches his opponent and not merely brush against him like Nick fucking Diaz who somehow got himself booked on the upcoming PRIDE show in February, he will win this fight. I can only pray that Diaz is put against Takanori Gomi so i can watch Diaz get the fuck knocked out of him.
Winner: Josh Burkman
Scott: Once again, back to the strategy of taking a guess.
Winner: Josh Burkman
Wade: Burkman has actually had some matches in UFC already so he knows his way around the octagon.
Winner: Josh Burkman
Marcus: Chad “The Grinder” Reiner, yeah I’m the only one so far.
Winner: Chad Reiner
Middleweight Bout: (Dark)
Dean “The Boogeyman” Lister (6:1, 185, 9-4-0)
Vs.
Nate “The Great” Marquardt (6:0, 185.5, 27-6-1)
Last UFC Bout: On 08/17/2006 Dean Lister defeated Yuki Sasaki by Unanimous decision at Fight Night 6. Nate Marquardt was victorious over Crafton Wallace on 10/10/2006 at “Ortiz Vs. Shamrock III” by submission.
Casey: Euan stole all of the Boogeyman jokes that I was going to make in the nickname contest. I’m not sure if Nate Marquardt can live up to his nickname of being great. I remember being really impressed with Lister when I saw him at UFC 60 and if I remember that much than it must mean something.
Winner: Dean Lister
Art: Marquardt via submission R3
Winner: Nate Marquardt
Ric: This one, like the first bout, is in danger of becoming a boring stalemate, but that aside, I'm going with Marquardt.
Winner: Nate Marquardt
Euan: Oh, when did "The Boogeyman" go to UFC? I wonder if worms are allowed in the Octagon? Anyway, both men are coming off victories in their last fights so a good show here could earn them a place on a PPV in the near future. Marquart has the obvious experience advantage over Lister but come on, anyone who can make red smoke come out of a stick deserves respect right? No. Marquardt to win.
Winner: Nate Marquardt
Scott: Marquardt seems to have more experience but that doesn’t necessarily mean anything. I’m going to pick him anyway because really, why not?
Winner: Nate Marquardt
Wade: Nate has a great win/loss record and is a well rounded wrestler so he should be a shoe in to win.
Winner: Nate Marquardt
Marcus: Dean “The Boogeyman” Lister
Winner: Dean Lister
Lightweight Bout:
Hermes Franca (5:6, 155, 17-5-0)
Vs.
Spencer “The King” Fisher (5:7, 154.5, 20-2-0)
Last UFC Bout: Hermes Franca defeated Jamie Varner via submission on 08/26/2006 at UFC 62. Spencer Fisher defeated Dan Lauzon at UFC 64 on 10/14/2006 by a first round TKO.
Casey: Now we’re talking. I love Spencer Fisher for being an honest man and saying that his wrestling sucked after his most recent victory. That means Sean Sherk would probably kill him but Hermes Franca isn’t Sean Sherk. I’m real excited to see this bout. Franca has no nickname but his first name is Hermes which does have to count for something. I’m surprised Euan didn’t make any King Booker or Jerry Lawler jokes as they were right there, but don’t worry Fisher will fight again. This should be a fun fight and I have a feeling that the King will reign supreme. As an aside, we have the Boogeyman and the King on the same show are we sure this isn’t Smackdown?
Winner: Spencer Fisher
Art: Fisher via TKO R2
Winner: Spencer Fisher
Ric: Boy, oh, boy, this should be interesting! I keep flip-flopping on this, but think I'm gonna go with Franca.
Winner: Hermes Franca
Euan: I like both fighters in this case and i cannot decide on a winner so i will ask someone who has the insight, intelligence and clarity to help. "DOMMOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
HARDU GEI~!!!!!!!!!!!!! OK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Of course, it's Razor Ramon HG! So HG, help me pick a winner.
"Say, say, say King Fisher FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!" Well that's it, Spencer Fisher to win.
Winner - Spencer Fisher
Scott: Spencer Fisher will win because Razor Ramon HG said so.
Winner: Spencer Fisher
Wade: Hermes seems to be the more well rounded fighter so I'm going with him.
Winner: Hermes Franca
Marcus: Spencer “The King” Fisher
Winner: Spencer Fisher
Heavyweight Bout:
Jake “Irish” O’Brien (6:3, 234.5 9-0-0)
Vs.
“The Texas Crazy Horse” Heath Herring (6:4, 250, 26-11-1)
Last UFC Bout: On 11/18/2006 at UFC 65, Jake O’Brien defeated Josh Schockman by Unanimous decision. This will be Heath Herring’s UFC debut.
Casey: Heath Herring wins the nickname battle in a walk away and I’m sure I don’t need to explain why. Also, my suggestion for O’Brien is to plant a big kiss on Herring during pre-fight instructions because really I think that’s his best chance of walking away the victor assuming that he’d actually be able to walk. I heard Heath Herring on Between the Ropes and he’s just awesome so how can I not pick him?
Winner: Heath Herring
Art: Herring via TKO R1
Winner: Heath Herring
Ric: Two words - Herring will win, and win big. (Ed. Note: I think that might be more than 2 words)
Winner: Heath Herring
Euan: The UFC debut of "The Texas Crazy Horse", i love Heath Herring. I have seen a lot of his fights from PRIDE FC and he is to be feared both on his feet and on the mat. Jake O'Brien is coming off a win at UFC 65 but this will not be enough to silence Herring.
Winner: Heath Herring
Scott: Heath Herring, did you not see the video? This should be more entertaining than a Tim Sylvia fight.
Winner: Heath Herring
Wade: Based on the clip I saw of Heath blasting the man who kissed him, and the fact that he has such a high win/loss record,
I'm going with him.
Winner: Heath Herring
Marcus: Heath Herring
Winner: Heath Herring
Euan: "And now, from the beautiful Mandalay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. IT'S TIIMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE FOR OUR UFC MAIN EVENT OF THE EVENING!" "PRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRIIIIDDE!"
Well, it appears that UFC and PRIDE are working together these days as now both Bruce Buffer and Crazy American PRIDE lady are announcing MMA shows.
Light Heavyweight Bout:
Rashad Evans (5:11, 205.5, 14-0-0)
Vs.
Sean Salmon (5:10, 206 9-1-0)
Last UFC Bout: At UFC 63 on 09/23/2006, Rashad Evans knocked out Jason Lambert. This will be the UFC debut of Sean Salmon.
Casey: It is hard for me to pick a man making his UFC debut especially when he is fighting someone I enjoy watching like Rashad. I realize I get burned on this from time to time, see MacDonald, Jason but I don’t see this as being one of those times. On another note related to this show we have a Salmon a Herring and a Fisher and that has to mean something though I’m not sure what. The only thing missing from the fish theme is “the Muscle Shark”. Also neither man has a nickname which makes it really hard to pick a favorite in that particular battle. I’m going to go with Rashad because Euan’s pick just makes good sense in the physical universe.
Winner: Rashad Evans
Art: Evans via TKO R2
Winner: Rashad Evans
Ric: Good wrestler against good wrestler. It's said that Salmon can also throw hands, which we also know Evans is capable of. Salmon tends to rely more on jiu-jitsu than straight wrestling, but that didn't help Stephan Bonnar's cause when he faced Evans. Evans' combo of size and experience will, in my view, be too much for Salmon to handle.
Winner: Rashad Evans
Euan: This is an easy fight to predict as Rashad Evans is on a 4 match winning streak and Sean Salmon is...well according to his profile 0 years old so he does not exist therefore he has already lost the fight by not appearing.
Winner: Rashad Evans
Scott: As time passes, you will figure out that I tend to pick guys with more experience in the Octagon even if it does come back to bite me in the ass, see MacDonald, Jason at UFC Tito Vs. Ken III.
Winner: Rashad Evans
Wade: From what I've seen, takedowns can be hard to counter. Add in Rashad's takedown defense and I think he's got this one.
Winner: Rashad Evans
Marcus: Rashad Evans
Winner: Rashad Evans
Casey: The OCC will have live round-by-round coverage of this show and I’m looking forward to this more than to any other sports entertainment that may have in the past aired on Thursday, may presently air on Thursday and be preempted or may in the future air on Thursday.
Labels: Fight Night Live, Mixed Martial Arts, Predictions, Roundtable Previews, UFC
posted by Casey Trowbridge at 1/25/2007 12:31:00 AM
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