UFC 185, March 14th, Dallas, Texas

[kickserv]

Fight Card
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Anthony Pettis vs. Rafael dos Anjos
Carla Esparza vs. Joanna Jedrzejczyk
Matt Brown vs. Johny Hendricks
Roy Nelson vs. Alistair Overeem
Chris Cariaso vs. Henry Cejudo
Ross Pearson vs. Sam Stout:canada1
Roger Narvaez vs. Elias Theodorou:canada1
Daron Cruickshank vs. Beneil Dariush
Josh Copeland vs. Jared Rosholt
Ryan Benoit vs. Sergio Pettis
Joseph Duffey vs. Jake Lindsey
Germaine de Randamie vs. Larissa Pacheco


Two Canucks on the card = awesome card:spotting:


Joanna Jedrzejczyk = live dog:mj23:

 

[ukgaz]

I like Jędrzejczyk but wonder if she can keep this standing against a good wrestler.

Stout vs Pearson is two guys in a decline. Interesting to see how Stout fights after his first KO loss.

I can't believe Nelson is the underdog against Overeem.

 

[gardenweasel]

I`m going to be placing a reasonable sized bet(for a large underdog) on dos anjos......imo+375 is ridiculous.....

I was looking back at some old dos anjos fights when he wasn`t contender material and the physical transformation is pretty stark...I don`t know what he`s been doing,but it`s working pretty damned well....

this guy is legit(and a lefty with newfound power) ...he can be grapple-f-cked but that`s not really pettis` game....

well worth a tumble,imo....

 

[gardenweasel]

btw...I`m really anxious to see joe duffy(the last man to beat conor McGregor)....

 

[THE_THONG]

like dos anjos and nelson :facepalm:

 

[gardenweasel]

after watching some film,i`m going to par duffy/Lindsey doesn`t go the distance with something...I believe it`s at -170....Lindsey looks like a "hell bent for leather" kind of guy and duffy` is also a finisher....

 

[kickserv]

Daron Cruickshank weighs in at 157.5 pounds

:nono::nono::nono::nono::nono::nono::nono::nono::nono:


Cruickshank forfeits 20 percent of his purse to Dariush

 

[ukgaz]

I'm looking forward to this card much more than I expected.

Picks
Nelson +175
Overeem is the more skilled fighter but Nelson is more durable. Overeem has to close the distance and clinch/grapple. I'm just waiting for that overhand right.

Esparza -125
I don't know why but when I saw the weigh in my mind was made up. Gameplan is obvious here so not going to go over it. I think the first half of the fight will be competitive though.

 

[THE_THONG]

dos anjos +415

is almost laughable

 

[gardenweasel]

dos anjos +415

is almost laughable

I was looking at the records and noticed that pettis is 18-2...but in his fights that went to decision,he`s 3-2 with 2 split decision wins out of the 3....one of his losses was also a split decision ...


obviously,only 5 decisions in 20 bouts means that pettis is a prolific finisher... but,the fact that he`s only 3-2 with 3 of the 5 decisions being splits,you could also take away the opinion that if pettis isn`t finishing,he`s usually not dominating in drawn out fights...

dos anjos will have to be very careful to be aggressive but not careless....an excellent writer and picker I communicate with called pettis a "sniper" and noted that pettis doesn`t win with volume....that`s a solid observation,imo...

it would be interesting to see this go rounds so we can see pettis in a long,hard fight... ....pettis` recent fights have all been quick finishes....I`m putting a little more on dos anjos as the line has moved to +415(as thong pointed out)...but I`m thinking about hedging with pettis itd at -150(as usual,when I get too specific,I`m sure pettis wins by descision and a double clusterfuck will ensue.:lol...I`m only going to hedge the +415 part of my dos anjos wagers...

I don`t usually wager large amounts....i just hope it`s a great fight....

 

[kickserv]

2015 MMA Record
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Prop Bet 1-3
Fighter vs. Fighter 9-11
Over/Under 0-2
Parlays 0-3

+3.00 Joe Rogans


Joanna Jedrzejczyk beat Carla Esparza $2.35 (+135) *2 Joe Rogans

Chris Cariaso beat Henry Cejudo $7.00 (+600) *half Joe Rogan

Beneil Dariush beat Daron Cruickshank $1.95 (-105) *1.5 Joe Rogans

Ryan Benoit beat Sergio Pettis $6.50 (+550) *half Joe Rogan

 

[kickserv]

Germaine de Randamie def. Larissa Pacheco by TKO (Strikes) at 2:02, R2


The +115 underdog destroys the 20 year old Pacheco, that fight wasn't even close. Pacheco was tough but she was over-matched.


Germaine de Randamie dedicates the win to her dog that died 6 days ago, nice gesture:mj23:

 

[IX_Bender]

I wouldn't bet against Irish Joe D with kickserv's rupees

 

[kickserv]

I wouldn't bet against Irish Joe D with kickserv's rupees

That fight was set up to promote Duffy......don't read that much into that win.







Joseph Duffy def. Jake Lindsey via TKO (punches) ? Round 1, 1:47



The massive fave Duffy wins easily but Lindsey was a gimmie fight. Duffy looked good though. Zuffa had to give him an easy fight to keep promoting him, after all he is the last guy to beat Conor.

 

[THE_THONG]

That fight was set up to promote Duffy......don't read that much into that win.







Joseph Duffy def. Jake Lindsey via TKO (punches) ? Round 1, 1:47



The massive fave Duffy wins easily but Lindsey was a gimmie fight. Duffy looked good though. Zuffa had to give him an easy fight to keep promoting him, after all he is the last guy to beat Conor.

duffy beat lindsey like you beat jesse levine in tennis at 12 years of age

 

[kickserv]

duffy beat lindsey like you beat jesse levine in tennis at 12 years of age

For the record he was 13 years old when I made him cry.

 

[kickserv]

Ryan Benoit def. Sergio Pettis by TKO (Punches) at 1:34, R2


The +550 underdog wins and he even kicks Pettis in the ass after the fight is over:142smilie

 

[kickserv]

Ryan Benoit beat Sergio Pettis $6.50 (+550) *half Joe Rogan

:0058:0065

 

[kickserv]

Benoit win makes the list as biggest upsets.

http://www.madjacksports.com/forum/...t-Upsets-in-MMA-History&p=3828271#post3828271

 

[gardenweasel]

they give little pettis a walkover in his inaugural 125 pound bout and he gets dummied.....:lol:

they really wanted him to succeed...but he just isn`t that good....

when I saw benoit kick him I immediately thought back to the Richard pryor album where he was a drunk trying to break bad and after getting beat up he`s crying because the guy the guy kicked him in the ass......:mj07:

it was schadenfreude after listening to rogan and the other shill ejaculate on and on about how great little pettis is....

that made my night....:grins: