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[jipped genes]

TweetMizugaki is like heath herring was in pride, a gatekeeper for top level guys. he wont take a title but will always put up a good fight. benavidez vs fabiano, wrestling vs BJJ. benavidez is too strong, smart and fast to get caught i think he will grind out a decision. mendez vs vasquez two super fast guys who like to scrap. vasquez will bring it and mendez will try to slow it down with take downs

Main Bouts (On Versus):
-Urijah Faber (23-4; #4 Featherweight)* vs. Takeya Mizugaki (13-4-2; #7 Bantamweight)*†
-Erik Koch (10-1) vs. TBA
-Joseph Benavidez (12-2; #4 Bantamweight)* vs. Wagnney Fabiano (14-2)
-Chad Mendes (8-0) vs. Javier Vazquez (15-4)
-Damacio Page (15-4; #6 Bantamweight)* vs. Demetrious Johnson (6-1)

Preliminary Bouts (Non-Televised):
-Raphael Assuncao (15-3) vs. L.C. Davis (16-3)
-Anthony Njokuani (12-4) vs. Edward Faaloloto (2-0)
-Zack Micklewright (7-1) vs. Dustin Poirier (7-1)
-Clint Godfrey (11-2) vs. Michael McDonald (10-1)
-Yves Jabouin (14-6) vs. Brandon Visher (13-1)
-Mackens Semerzier (5-2) vs. Cub Swanson (14-4)


marquardt is a boring fighter. he will hold okami down the whole fight and get a win

now rivera and sakara, these guys will bang. i say rivera by KO and a emotional talk with joe. they have dropped sadollahs competition to new guys, hope he can win.

and on the undercard, bang vs Osipczak, bang should have this easy but it would be fun to watch and the man who took down the Elite XC is on the undercard seth beat kimbo and the company fell apart

Main Bouts (On Spike TV):
-Nate Marquardt (30-9-2; #4 Middleweight)* vs. Yushin Okami (25-5; #7 Middleweight)*
-Alessio Sakara (15-7) vs. Jorge Rivera (19-7)
-Andre Winner (11-4-1) vs. Dennis Siver (16-7)
-Amir Sadollah (3-2) vs. Peter Sobotta (8-3)
-Krzysztof Soszynski (21-10-1) vs. Goran Reljic (8-2)

Preliminary Bouts (Non-Televised):
-Kyle Noke (17-4-1) vs. Rob Kimmons (23-5)
-Vladimir Matyushenko (24-5) vs. Alexandre “Cacareco” Ferreira (18-6)
-Pascal Krauss (9-0) vs. Kenny Robertson (10-0)
-Duane Ludwig (19-11) vs. Nick Osipczak (5-2)
-Karlos Vemola (7-1) vs. Seth Petruzelli (12-5)
-Kris McCray (5-1) vs. Carlos Eduardo Rocha (8-0)

[tn94z]

TweetJoseph Benavidez trains with Faber and they look exactly alike in their fighting styles. Joseph is a tough guy to beat.

I don't think Marquardt is that boring. He has really good standup and a good ground game. He just fights like GSP in that he doesn't take any chances. He takes the fight where he has the advantage and gets the win.

Okami just joined up with Team Quest....I think he will get better now that he is with them and we will see a different fighter. If he can keep from getting canned by the UFC, I think he starts getting some good wins.

All in all though, this will be yet another event that I won't be watching....seems pretty lackluster to me. I'll wait for the Rampage and Machida card

[jipped genes]

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Okami just joined up with Team Quest....I think he will get better now that he is with them and we will see a different fighter. If he can keep from getting canned by the UFC, I think he starts getting some good wins.

All in all though, this will be yet another event that I won't be watching....seems pretty lackluster to me. I'll wait for the Rampage and Machida card[/QUOTE]

okami has always been good in a clench but his takedown defense isnt very good and fighting from his back aint good. he normally can stand up but marquardt can keep him down.

i like the japanese fighters, i still feel warm and fuzy thinking about pride. knees to the head of a down guy. stomps to the face. ahhhhhh true combat

[tn94z]

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okami has always been good in a clench but his takedown defense isnt very good and fighting from his back aint good. he normally can stand up but marquardt can keep him down.

i like the japanese fighters, i still feel warm and fuzy thinking about pride. knees to the head of a down guy. stomps to the face. ahhhhhh true combat

Well, working with Team Quest is what will help that TDD. I mean you have Sonnen, Taylor, Henderson, Lindland, etc....that will get that much better.

I agree. I miss the old Pride days