UFC 109: Punch Drunk Predictions
by E. Spencer Kyte on February 06, 2010
have, never will.

It's nothing personal, I just don't have the same affinity for a guy who has never beaten anyone higher up on the food chain than Ben Saunders. Running through a bunch of below-the-middle-of-the-pack guys isn't that big an accomplishment to me.

Beat Thiago and we can talk. Until then, I'm picking the Brazilian to take his trilogy with AKA 2-1.

Nat Marquardt (29-8-2) vs. Chael Sonnen (23-10-1)

Sonnen is a grinder who relies on being the strongest wrestler in the cage. That's how he beat Dan Miller, and that's how he beat Yushin Okami.

Tonight, he's not the strongest wrestler in the cage. Nate Marquardt is two-steps ahead of Sonnen in every category and shows why he deserves another shot at the middleweight title with a dominant win.

Randy Couture (17-10-0) vs. Mark Coleman (16-9-0)

Whoever wins the takedown / positional battle wins the fight.

In bouts like this where things are relatively equal, I don't pick against Couture. He's got the better boxing of the two, great takedown defense to counter Coleman's shot, and enough skills off his back to keep himself out of serious trouble.

An upset for Coleman would be huge, but I don't see it happening.

Punch Drunk Predictions
Record: 4-2-0

Preliminary Card

Rolles Gracie by Submission, Round 1
Tim Hague by Unanimous Decision
Phil Davis by Submission, Round 2
Philippe Nover by Unanimous Decision
Ronnys Torres by Submission, Round 1
Mac Danzig by Unanimous Decision

Main Card

Frank Trigg by Unanimous Decision
Demian Maia by Submission, Round 3
Paulo Thiago by Split Decision
Nate Marquardt by T/KO, Round 1

And in the Main Event of the evening...

Randy "The Natural" Couture over Mark "The Hammer" Coleman by Unanimous Decision.

Knuckle up - it's Fight Night!

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 |  (28) Comments Storm: i went with... Gracie rnd 1 sub. Tuchscherer rnd 1 TKO. Stann by UD. Emerson by rnd 2 TKO. Torres rnd 2 sub. Danzig by UD. Serra by UD. Marquardt by UD. Maia rnd 2 sub. Thiago rnd 3 sub. Couture by UD. Jason Lee: Hey Spencer... Serra is going to win this fight. Really. :D I got Gracie, Chris T, Stann, Nover, Torres, Danzig (hesistantly.. I think Buccholz might beat Danzig), Serra, Maia, Thiago, Marquardt, and Couture. D_V: i picked hague before but now i'm changing my mind. he might just get his ass kicked. i have to put nationality aside. although tuchie sucks ass too so maybe. i think everybody knows my other picks. (couture, maia, marquardt, serra, thiago on the maincard) torres, danzig, tuchie, davis, gracie, emerson on the undercard. i have no faith in this event though. there may be significant upsets. i'm actually hoping for some, nover, miller, and hague would be nice. D_V: a shit, tuchie did win, but gracie lost. either way none of those 4 are good enough to be in the UFC anyways so who gives a shit. D_V: i thought i should come change it because hague is garbage. i guess i didn't figure how awful tuchie is into the situation enough. gracie is a bum. that's a last name hire. he also gave rashad evans a bb apparently which is skeptical at best. roger gracie is the only gracie that isn't pathetic and he's too lazy to go to MMA because he's living off his name and the fact that he's generally considered the best grappler alive today. Rob: Spencer, you suck at this :P Rob: Nah, I'm not knowledgeable about all the fighters to have picks. Don't take it seriously though, I was half joking. I wrote that right after the (awesome) Serra fight, your picks got much better after that. PS. Didn't the Serra fight remind everyone of the Lawler/Manhoef fight?
HOW WILL THE THIAGO ALVES VS. MARTIN KAMPMANN FIGHT END AT UFC ON FX 2?
Alves def. Kampmann via TKO/KO
Alves def. Kampmann via submission
Alves def. Kampmann via decision
Kampmann def. Alves via TKO/KO
Kampmann def. Alves via submission
Kampmann def. Alves via decision
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