STRIKEFORCE:H-TOWN 8/21
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Ok gonna go with a few dogs tonite.
Jorge Gurgel (+270) over Noons for 50 wins 135. -- I have just never been a huge Noons guy and those odds are very high. I will say Noons was the nicest guy yesterday, but Gurgel was right there with him.
Tim Kennedy (+170) over Jacare for 40 wins 68. -- I think Kennedy is very underrated and Jacare a little overrated but I could be wrong on Jacare. This fight will really tell me what kind of fighter he is.
Look for me on tv. I will be the one in the crowd sitting with Kim Winslow. :mj06:
May post some things from my phone.
Jorge Gurgel (+270) over Noons for 50 wins 135. -- I have just never been a huge Noons guy and those odds are very high. I will say Noons was the nicest guy yesterday, but Gurgel was right there with him.
Tim Kennedy (+170) over Jacare for 40 wins 68. -- I think Kennedy is very underrated and Jacare a little overrated but I could be wrong on Jacare. This fight will really tell me what kind of fighter he is.
Look for me on tv. I will be the one in the crowd sitting with Kim Winslow. :mj06:
May post some things from my phone.
I'm not surprised. SF are not making the most of there opportunity. Fighters are disillusioned with going so long between fights, the matchmaking makes no sense at the best of times, they suck at building stars - take King Mo. A big part of getting the viewers to like\be interested in him is show his entrances. But no they get edited out. Ok that is largely down to the TV station. And the commentating is is just awful.
And they do offer some good fights. I just wonder at there direction sometimes:thinking:
MMA Record (since UFC 58)
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Prop Bet 37-49
Fighter vs. Fighter 219-340
Parlays 97-150
-.99 Joe Rogans
Jorge Gurgel beat KJ Noons $3.30 (+230) *0.75 Joe Rogan
Jorge Gurgel beat KJ Noons $3.75 (+275) *0.75 Joe Rogan
Tim Kennedy beat Ronaldo Souza $2.70 (+170) *1 Joe Rogan
Well I think the biggest problem in ticket sales is POOR marketing. The only time I have seen it mentioned on tv here is on Versus during the WEC card and I think that was only once.
The local news is ignoring it and local channels have had zero advertisements for it. So Strikeforce is not willing to pay the cash to advertise for ticket sales. :facepalm:
When the UFC was here GSP/Serra then I saw billboards, newspaper ads, and mentions of it on the news and tv spots and many different channels.
I am sure the casual MMA fan in Houston may have no idea the event is tonight.
i actually think Affliction was run better than this shitty company. Is this really this hard to do? It is almost like they want to fail to end this thing. I haven't saw one commercial about this card in Pa. :shrug: :facepalm:
Here is a thought from a guy on covers staff. Oh how true this is. Is it possible
Gurgel tries to once again out box someone with significantly better hands? If he does it this time than the doctor should be sued for letting him fight. :facepalm:
Jorge Gurgel (+200) vs. K.J. Noons (-300)
Gurgel may waste more talent, pound for pound, than any other fighter in the sport. An excellent Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner, Gurgel fell victim to every moderate step up in competition by employing a horrific game plan each time.
Despite his significant submission skills, he prefers to please the fans and stand up and bang. The problem is that his opponent on Saturday, KJ Noons is a trained and savvy former professional boxer.
He might not have been the greatest in the squared circle, but his punching skills are far superior to most fighters in the sport.
Gurgel tries to once again out box someone with significantly better hands? If he does it this time than the doctor should be sued for letting him fight. :facepalm:
Jorge Gurgel (+200) vs. K.J. Noons (-300)
Gurgel may waste more talent, pound for pound, than any other fighter in the sport. An excellent Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner, Gurgel fell victim to every moderate step up in competition by employing a horrific game plan each time.
Despite his significant submission skills, he prefers to please the fans and stand up and bang. The problem is that his opponent on Saturday, KJ Noons is a trained and savvy former professional boxer.
He might not have been the greatest in the squared circle, but his punching skills are far superior to most fighters in the sport.
if you saw noons smack nick diaz around,you know this reporter ain`t jokin`......
gurgel has no chance standing....and i`m not sure gurgel isn`t one of those guys who`s bjj just never translated into the full contact mma game....
he`s had far too many f-ck -ups to keep blaming it on "strategy".....i don`t think he`s much in the takedown dept...
Not sure though it may have something to do with his gameplans but his knees have been shot since the beginning of his career
could be that...all his actual submissions came in his first 9 fights...maybe the knees went...or maybe once he moved up against better talent,the submissions that worked on c and d level fighters just weren`t getting it vs b level guys....
:shrug:
I remember when he was on TUF he blew out his knee and he said it was from an old injury.
Plus he faced and lost via heel hook to Imanari. That guy is the last person you want to face if you have knee issues
im gonna take a shot at Kennedy out working Jacare. I really like Jacare as a fighter but this is the type of guy that could gas him. I would guess this is a five round fight :shrug: which if Kennedy doesn't get submitted quick he could grind it out. Who knows with Strikeforce. They may run a little out off time and decide to make this a three round fight :0002 That is all for me. Nothing big.
Been looking at this shitty Strikeforce card for a while now and I just don't see any of the large favs losing, so.....
56416785-1 8/21/10 7:51pm $100.00 $225.40 Pending 4 Team Parlay
Pending 8/21/10 10:00pm Strikeforce Fighting 1002 Muhammed Lawal -440* vs Rafael Cavalcante
Pending 8/21/10 10:00pm Strikeforce Fighting 1004 Ronaldo Souza -190* vs Tim Kennedy
Pending 8/21/10 10:00pm Strikeforce Fighting 1006 KJ Noons -330* vs Jorge Gurgel
Pending 8/21/10 8:00pm Strikeforce Fighting 1012 Andre Galvao -300* vs Jorge Patino
if I was just a little bit crazier than I am, I'd be hitting Noons for as much money as I had in all the books that posted a line on this one. Good luck if you play anything tonight...:toast:
56416785-1 8/21/10 7:51pm $100.00 $225.40 Pending 4 Team Parlay
Pending 8/21/10 10:00pm Strikeforce Fighting 1002 Muhammed Lawal -440* vs Rafael Cavalcante
Pending 8/21/10 10:00pm Strikeforce Fighting 1004 Ronaldo Souza -190* vs Tim Kennedy
Pending 8/21/10 10:00pm Strikeforce Fighting 1006 KJ Noons -330* vs Jorge Gurgel
Pending 8/21/10 8:00pm Strikeforce Fighting 1012 Andre Galvao -300* vs Jorge Patino
if I was just a little bit crazier than I am, I'd be hitting Noons for as much money as I had in all the books that posted a line on this one. Good luck if you play anything tonight...:toast:
Live sherdog stream starts at 6 PST - http://www.sherdog.com/events/Strikeforce-Houston-14023.
They will be showing
Andre Galvao vs. Jorge ?Macaco? Patino
Daniel Cormier vs. Jason Riley
Results so far
Arteneus Young defeats Chad Cook by decision
Chad Robichaux defeats Humberto DeLeon by Split dec
Reynaldo Trujillo by first round TKO over Jose Santibanez
Adam Schindler by first round RNC over Kier Gooch
Vinicius Magalhaes decisions Rocky Long in the worst fight of the year
They will be showing
Andre Galvao vs. Jorge ?Macaco? Patino
Daniel Cormier vs. Jason Riley
Results so far
Arteneus Young defeats Chad Cook by decision
Chad Robichaux defeats Humberto DeLeon by Split dec
Reynaldo Trujillo by first round TKO over Jose Santibanez
Adam Schindler by first round RNC over Kier Gooch
Vinicius Magalhaes decisions Rocky Long in the worst fight of the year
Got my loser of a parlay out of the way early; gonna watch some baseball now...:sadwave:
