Love these Bellator events. Instead of cutting guys, the UFC should
host a weekly MMA show with 3-5 fights. I’m sure it would work for
them, have the events here in Las Vegas at a home arena like the
Orleans. Back to this event, a pair of lightweight semi-final matchups,
a bantamweight bout thrown in there and in the main event, Christian
M’Pumbu defends his light heavyweight championship against Attila Vegh.
Gonna sit back and watch the action, no official plays.
“opinions” on the fights:
David Rickels -350 vs Jason Fischer +280 – some might see this as a
potential “live” dog spot for Fischer, but I would strongly disagree. I
will admit Fisher is faster, and he’s a scrappy tough kid but he’s out
of his league in this one. Rickels first cut down was to 160 in their
first fight and he was showing some fatigue, but now he’s had a couple
of fights and he’s going to improve on that performance. Look for the
much bigger and stronger Rickels to stalk and dominate this matchup and
probably get a finish.
Will Brooks -400 vs Saad Awad +320 – not much to breakdown here, Awad
fortunate to catch DeLorenzi with a good shot and get the upset win.
Brooks an easy win in his quarterfinal matchup, defeating Ricardo
Tirloni by decision. Look for a pretty easy win for Brooks as he uses
his athleticism and well rounded skills to put Awad away in one of the
first 2 rounds. **If you didn’t see it, on our homepage in the video
section; see Will Brooks impressive win over Satoru Kitaoka in Japan at
Dream 18 January 2, 2013.
Attila Vegh -150 vs Christian M’Pumbu +130 – can’t get a handle on
this one. M’Pumbu is coming off a non-title loss to Travis Wiuff(by
decision) and now defends his title as champion for the first time. I
think M’Pumbu has the better standup but Vegh pushes the pace better.
Its close, nothing strong but I will lean to Vegh based on his youth
edge.
Love these Bellator events. Instead of cutting guys, the UFC should
host a weekly MMA show with 3-5 fights. I’m sure it would work for
them, have the events here in Las Vegas at a home arena like the
Orleans. Back to this event, a pair of lightweight semi-final matchups,
a bantamweight bout thrown in there and in the main event, Christian
M’Pumbu defends his light heavyweight championship against Attila Vegh.
Gonna sit back and watch the action, no official plays.
“opinions” on the fights:
David Rickels -350 vs Jason Fischer +280 – some might see this as a
potential “live” dog spot for Fischer, but I would strongly disagree. I
will admit Fisher is faster, and he’s a scrappy tough kid but he’s out
of his league in this one. Rickels first cut down was to 160 in their
first fight and he was showing some fatigue, but now he’s had a couple
of fights and he’s going to improve on that performance. Look for the
much bigger and stronger Rickels to stalk and dominate this matchup and
probably get a finish.
Will Brooks -400 vs Saad Awad +320 – not much to breakdown here, Awad
fortunate to catch DeLorenzi with a good shot and get the upset win.
Brooks an easy win in his quarterfinal matchup, defeating Ricardo
Tirloni by decision. Look for a pretty easy win for Brooks as he uses
his athleticism and well rounded skills to put Awad away in one of the
first 2 rounds. **If you didn’t see it, on our homepage in the video
section; see Will Brooks impressive win over Satoru Kitaoka in Japan at
Dream 18 January 2, 2013.
Attila Vegh -150 vs Christian M’Pumbu +130 – can’t get a handle on
this one. M’Pumbu is coming off a non-title loss to Travis Wiuff(by
decision) and now defends his title as champion for the first time. I
think M’Pumbu has the better standup but Vegh pushes the pace better.
Its close, nothing strong but I will lean to Vegh based on his youth
edge.
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