Quinton’s movie career isn’t off to a bad start among other MMA stars that have tried to grace the silver screen. He has been in a few movies, but one of the recent ones that has been released did exceptionally well. In 2008 on April 13th in the Beverly Hills Film Festival the film “Bad Guys” won Best Picture, Best Lead Actor, Best Producer and the Viewers Choice Award.

 

 

Movie Trailer Link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dffCzKBRaNA

Movie Link:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0454402/

Jackson’s Acting History Link:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1961693/

BHFF Link:
http://www.beverlyhillsfilmfestival.com/

Pretty good night for the headlining fights. I am sure everyone will be tuning in mostly for the Serra Vs. GSP fight to see if the “fluke” in Houston, TX was real or not. Some decent under card match ups and some familiar fighters trying to make name for themselves and climb up the ranks.

 

 

Matt Serra Vs. Georges St-Pierre
(Georges St-Pierre Wins by Technical Knock Out at 4:45 in the 2nd round)
One of Serra’s coaches Ray Longo said that they will be using the same game plan as before. We did not see alot of it since the fight did not last very long. At the time of the last fight I do remember hearing Longo’s words of wisdom to Serra that if he knocked Pierre down not to rush in for the ground game, but to sit back and pick his shots. This was pretty clever, but it is only relevant if he happens to catch GSP again with a hook behind the ear. Pierre will have a solid plan A, B and C. Pierre has never been accused of fighting a boring fight, but even if he wanted to he proved with Josh Koscheck that he can take down and hold anyone of any ground fighting pedigree. He has made statements that he will fight an exciting fight with Serra and will not be afraid of being knocked out. Those words might just be for the press, because Greg Jackson has shown some serious gamesmenship with his top fighters as of late winning even the thought fights. I will go with the 10-1 odds that were used in their last fight together saying that GSP will win via Montreal, Canada.

 

Travis Lutter Vs. Rich Franklin

(Rich Franklin Wins by Technical Knock Out at 3:01 in the 2nd round)

Lutter is a simple guy and his fight analysis of this fight was pretty simple as well. He said that he was gonna try to take Rich down and if he did he would win. If he could not take Rich down he would lose. Well I would have to agree and think that this is how it will go down. Each guy is known for each others strong suit, but both of these guys like many MMA fighters train in striking or ground fighting so even if it does not go in each others world of expertise I would not count out the MMA X-Factor that shows up from time to time. I will go with Lutter winning via submission in the second.

 

Nate Quarry Vs. Kalib Starnes

(Nate Quarry Wins by Unanimous Decision at 5:00 in the 3rd round)

I am sure we will see some blood in this fight for sure. Both of these guys have the tendency to cut and brawl when they are losing. I really don’t know between these two since there power and standup seems to be the same. Quarry is a little bit better wrestler so maybe Nate via decision after hopefully some good sluggin in between.

 

Charles McCarthy Vs. Michael Bisping

(Michael Bisping Wins by TKO Stoppage (Referee) at 5:00 in the 1st round)

I just think Bisping is gonna pick apart McCarthy. Bisping in his last few fights hasnt had alot of power in his punches, but maybe we will see a renewed Englishman in the middleweight division Saturday night. I think he was to light powered in the light heavyweight class and he will probably find more power in the octagon fighting at 185. McCarthy is just gonna be the first one to witness it. Bisping wins via TKO in the first round.

 

Mark Bocek Vs. Mac Danzig

(Mac Danzig Wins by Submission (Choke) at 3:48 in the 3rd round by rear naked)

It will be good to see Danzig fight in the Octagon in his regular weight. In a short summary Mac is just way more well rounded a fighter and excels in any spot this fight might end up. Mark is just gonna have a hard time holding on to this fighter. Mac wins via RNC after some punches.

This card is so stacked with talent. I wish they could show all of the fights, but maybe we will get lucky and some first round KO’s will happen.

 

 

Kenny Florian Vs. Joe Lauzon

(Kenny Florian Wins by Technical Knock Out at 3:28 in the 2nd round)

The Main fight of the night between two good lightweights that have proven themselves already. This fight will help put them in contender-ship positioning in the UFC’s lightweight division. Lauzon has stated that his striking is better, but Florian’s kicks are better. In the stand up arena these guys might cancel each other out enough to make a good reason for Lauzon to want to take this to the ground. Although Kenny is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Joe seems able to control his opponents with a vicious ground and pound that fighters have trouble with. I am going with Lauzon getting a TKO or dazed RNC in the third round for the win.

 

Thiago Alves Vs. Karo Parisyan

(Thiago Alves Wins by Technical Knock Out at 0:34 in the 2nd round)

This is gonna be so cool if Karo is well conditioned. Both of these guys really bring the “heat.” Karo usually excels at controlling the fight and the fighter, but Alves is too explosive to hold in a box. I really don’t know who will win this one. Gonna go with a guess that Karo will win yet again via decision.

 

Matt Hamill Vs. Tim Boetsch

(Matt Hamill Wins by Technical Knock Out at 1:25 in the 2nd round ) 

Everybody is wanting to see Boetsch back in the octagon after he man-handled David Heath. Hamill is not one of those guys that loses the clinch game, so this will be a good challenge for Boetsch. I hope to see some new moves from Hamill, but I think he will probably grind out a decision win over Boetsch.

 

Kurt Pellegrino Vs. Nate Diaz

(Nate Diaz Wins by Submission (Choke) at 3:06 in the 2nd round by triangle choke after double fingers and flexing his guns) 

This is gonna be a cool fight between two good ground fighters. Kurt proved that he has more than just ground skills in his last fight by getting a TKO. Even though Diaz is one of my favorite fighters, he hasn’t yet showcased his skills with his stand up. Hopefully, both of these guys’ ground games will cancel out and they will be forced to stand up. Maybe Diaz wins via submission in the second.

 

Gray Maynard Vs. Frank Edgar

(Gray Maynard Wins by Unanimous Decision at 5:00 in the 3rd round )

Frankie Edgar is a good fighter with an all go-no-play attitude. Maynard is a lightweight with with tons of power. Both of these guys can wrestle with the best of them. I really don’t know who will win this match between these two similar opponents. Maybe Edgar wins via decision.

 

James Irvin Vs. Houston Alexander

(James Irvin Wins by Technical Knock Out at 0:08 in the 1st round )

Alexander is back in the ring for the first time since his defeat, so I think he will come with it hard. He knocked out two guys before his defeat and a lot of people were thinking he was THE up and comer. I think he will want to get back to this ascent soon, but it all starts with Irvin in his way. James Irvin just seems to run out of steam in many of his fights. None of us have seen Alexander out of the first round inside the octagon, so this will be something new to see. Can Irvin keep it up after the first round and can Alexander finish in the first like his other fights? Stay tuned until April 2nd. I am going with Alexander winning via TKO first round.