Friday, July 15, 2016

Bellator 158: Fight Card, Picks, + Odds



Main Card:

Douglas Lima (26-6) -210 vs. Paul Daley (38-13-2) +170

The ATT Atlanta member has only stumbled against Champions Ben Askren (former) and Andrey Koreshkov (current) during his Bellator run and establishing an 8-2 run. Lima is pretty well rounded and rarely goes to the judges as he finishes foes one way or another.

Good ole "Semtex" came here to rematch Josh Koscheck but the curly blonde magically got "inured" and had to drop out of this bout just as MMAFO predicted when the fight was 1st announced. "Kos" is hoping Daley loses and then he can deny him a rematch and play out his final fight against a lesser opponent who isn't looking to murder him!

Anywho, we all know Paul has a left hand of death and looks to decapitate with it. He avoids the ground like the plague because he never learned the grappling game. 

"Survive and dive!" (MMAFO invented that little ditty for fighters who need to avoid the striking and get things to the ground. Genius, huh?) Lima's going to do the Dougie and take this to the canvas where he is far superior. Daley can knock anyone's head off and "Semtex" straight sucks on the ground. Easy enough right? 

WINNER-Douglas Lima by Rd.3 Submission

Matt Mitrione (10-5) -300 vs. Oli Thompson (17-8) +230

The hard headed Mitrione survived a scare a few weeks ago when Carl Seumanutafa rocked his world and almost put Matt away to spoil his Bellator debut. The "Double-M" regained his wits and here we are concussions be damned! The fleet of foot fighter is looking to have a more dominant effort this time with his strong punches and bring back the damn leg kicks fella!

Oli looks like a killer on a 5 fight winning streak but he's really not. Thompson has been facing low level competition to get his record up after failed runs in the UFC & BAMMA. He's a former strong man out of his depth.

Mitrione should have this all day but as we saw last time, anyone can get caught especially in the big boys division. Even so, MMAFO always rides with Matt and we're not bailing out on him against some former "Strongman" competitor. Mitrione gets a 2nd chance to make a 1st impression and knocks out the Brit.

WINNER-Matt Mitrione by Rd.1 TKO

Michael Page (10-0) -800 vs. Evangelista Santos (21-17) +500

"MVP" has come along slowly in regards to competition but he now takes an ever so slight step up to fight a "Cyborg." "Venom" is a brilliant pugilist/kickboxer who can rock your world while dancing and making you look the fool. Its really fun to watch.

At 38, the Chute Boxe veteran is a little late at making a comeback. Still he tries and is 1-1 for the Viacom MMA promotion. Santos is a ravenous blitzkrieg brawler.

For all the bravado, Page has some serious skills. He can generally put away his opponents when he chooses and this won't be much different. People have to worry about Evangelista for about 2 minutes of a fight when his cardio will disappear. At that time, "MVP" is going to clown "Cyborg" and we can't wait.

WINNER-Michael Page by Rd.2 TKO

Lukasz Klinger (7-2) +375 vs. Francis Carmont (24-11) -550

Corporal "Stage 4" Klinger (a lot of hilarity we just fastened in there) steps in for the injured Linton Vassell on short notice. Lukasz is coming off an impressive 0:15 loss inApril and has competed sparcely the last few years.

The ultra-boring "Frankie Cars" (love ya Co-Main Event Podcast) is 2-1 since transitioning over to Bellator from the UFC. The Tristar fighter last lost to "Mr. Wonderful" Phil Davis via KO last September.

Here's hoping the Polish fighter can pull a big Upset here but its likely Carmont will try to impregnate him for 15 minutes (hey Matt Mitrione's on the card!). 

WINNER-Francis Carmont by Boring Ass Decision

James Gallagher (3-0) -380 vs. Mike Cutting (6-5) +290

The Irishman has won all of his 3 professional fights by round 1 choke. He is a mere 19 years of age and fights out of the (ahem) "Notorious" SBG team. 

The sacrificial lamb has been submitted for 3 of his 5 losses. Hmm.

WINNER-James Gallagher by Rd.1 Submission

Prelims Card:

Neil Grove (12-7-1) vs James Mulheron (8-1)
Winner-J Mulheron
Michael Shipman (8-1) vs. Lee Chadwick (21-12-1)
Winner-"Sea Bass"
Pietro Menga (12-0) vs. Spencer Hewitt (12-10)
Winner-Pietro "Pitbull"
Luiz Tosta (9-2) vs. Dean Garnett (7-0)
Winner-"The Dean"
Jason Radcliffe (8-2) vs. Jack Mason (29-15)
Winner-"The Assassin"
Chase Morton (6-2) vs. Nathaniel Wood (8-3)
Winner-"Woodman"
Alex Reid (11-9-1) vs. Manual Garcia (27-19)
Winner-"Reidernater"
C.J. Meeks (5-1) vs. Danny Mitchell (17-7-1)
Winner-CJ


Things change fast in MMA.

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