JJoe "Daddy" Stevenson 31-7 vs Melvin "Young Assassin" Guillard 39-6-3 These guys have been talking a lot of shit, so expect a war. Guillard said Stevenson is on HGH, and Joe took it very seriously, and was very upset. Guillard can out bang Stevenson, but his weakness is the ground, where Joe Daddy is brilliant. Tito Ortiz is teaching Guillard sprawl, and how to fight on the ground, but is it enough time for Guillard to be ready for a wrestling pro. I think not, and see Joe Daddy getting the takedowns rather easily, and pounding out another victory. Guillard isn't a long shot though, and one punch can end the night. The winner is the #1 contender and gets the winner of Hermes Franca and Lightweight Champion Sean Sherk.
WINNER-Joe Stevenson by submission
Antoni Hardonk 5-2 vs Justin McCully 7-3-2 Hardonk is the brutal striker from Holland (where all great strikers seem to be from), and McCully is a replacement for the injured Frank Mir (shoulder injury), and got the nod thanks to his daddy and mentor, Tito Ortiz. Still, as a wrestler, McCully has the advantage against a striker with zero ground game. This fight was set up to advance Hardonk, because the UFC thinks he can be a future factor in the Heavyweight division. He has brutal leg kicks (he won his last fight via leg kick KO!), and should sprawl and brawl his way to victory.
WINNER-Antoni Hardonk
"Kenflo" Kenny Florian 7-3 vs Dokonjonosuke Mishima 17-5-2 This is a tough fight for Kenflo, who finally got some credit after a tough title loss to Sean Sherk in his last fight. Does he have enough elbows and ju jitsu to defeat the Snoopy carrying Mishima, not sure. Dokon didn't fight the smart fight in his UFC debut against Joe Stevenson, but he does have the skills to pay the bills yall (sorry about that one). Barring an elbow induced cut, I look for Dokon to get the win, but it will take 3 full rounds of pressing the action. If I pick against Kenny, he always wins, so I'm going against my instincts here.
WINNER-Kenflo
Drew "Master" Fickett 30-5 vs Keita "K-Taro" Nakamura 13-1-2 Good luck calling this one. K-Taro is one tough dude, but Drew is a tough mutha as well. Both are coming off losses, but Drew really took it to Karo Parisyan, and may overpower this smaller fighter who has not faced the higher level of competition.
WINNER-Drew Fickett by submission
Kurt Pellegrino 15-2 vs Nate Mohr 6-3 Kurt works the floor, Mohr is a striker. Who the hell are these guys? At least the merger of the UFC and Pride FC will hopefully eliminate fights like this that should be in the WEC.
WINNER-Pellegrino?
Forrest Petz 18-3 vs Kuniyoshi Hironaka 10-3 Both are coming off losses (theme of the show), and Hironaka seems better, I guess. Petz is bigger, hold on I'm flipping a coin.
WINNER-Petz by coin toss
Seth Petruzelli 10-4 vs Wilson Gouveia 7-4 Neither of these guys are very good, jesus this card went to shit in a hurry. Both guys tend to gas, so lets hope this is over soon. Oh yeah, neither guy will do shit in the Light Heavyweight division.
WINNER-Gouveia
Roan Carneiro 10-5 vs Rich Clementi 34-11-1 Brazilian Top Team vs striker Clementi. Jesus what a compelling fight, Clementi is reborn at Lightweight (sarcasm), I suppose he wins.
WINNER-Clementi by TKO
Naoyuki Kotani 17-5-5 vs Thiago Tavares 14-0 More small show fighters, but I admit, I am interested to see the talent level of Tavares. He seems as though he could be legit, but we shall see.
WINNER-Tavares
Look I understand this is on free TV, but give me a fucking break! There is 1, 1 good fight on this card (the main event). This is the worst Fight Night the UFC has done to date. Their star fights are the main event (which I just said is good), Kenflo, and Fickett? Who the hell are the rest of these guys, and why is almost everyone coming off a loss. Is this actually a WEC show and I read it wrong? I understand building up younger and new talent, but come on. The card should be compelling and intriguing. At any rate this is the shit you get, and then its on to GSP/Serra this Saturday. Drink a lot of caffeine, and shoot some meth before the start, and stay tuned for The Ultimate Fighter 5 (Lightweight Tournament) starring BJ Penn and Jens Pulver.
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