Evan Tanner Vs. Kendall Grove
(Kendall Grove Wins by Split Decision at 5:00 in the 3rd round )
Tanner has been sharing with everyone about his coming back journey, but Grove is really hungry for a win. Tanner’s chin was shown during his last fight with Okami. I think Grove can sneak a couple of strikes in with his reach to get a TKO. If not I don’t think Tanner will be able to get past those legs if it goes to the ground. I think Grove wins via TKO in the second.
Amir Sadollah Vs. CB Dollaway
(Amir Sadollah Wins by Submission (Arm Lock) at 3:02 in the 1st round by arm bar)
I am not a big fan of rematches. I really don’t know why this needs to be played out again. A much better fight would have been between Creduer and Amir. During the show CB would just lay and pray. His cardio was even questionable a couple of times. Amir has the most room for improvement out of the two. I do also think CB will be taking this very seriously and will train pretty hard for it. Amir will probably take everything CB will throw at him and wait until CB gets tired to catch him. I think Amir will win via submission in the third round.
Diego Sanchez Vs. Luigi Fioravanti
(Diego Sanchez Wins by Technical Knock Out at 4:07 in the 3rd round )
Luigi is not seeing himself as the underdog in this fight, but he probably is. I believe Sanchez is still getting better as a fighter and is still improving. With that said we have not seen everything from him. Luigi does good at weathering storms, but I think Diego will bring it hard for this fight. I think Diego will win via TKO in the first round.
Spencer Fisher Vs. Jeremy Stephens
(Spencer Fisher Wins by Unanimous Decision at 5:00 in the 3rd round )
This will be a fun fight to watch. Fisher can have remarkable stand up when someone is not trying to take him down. I think Stephens will probably try to bang with him so we will probably get to see a three round striking war. If that happens I think Fisher will win via decision.
Matt Riddle Vs. Dante Rivera
(Matt Riddle Wins by Unanimous Decision at 5:00 in the 3rd round )
I was impressed with Riddle on the show. He has alot of raw talent that could make him a great fighter. With this time off from the show I believe he has probably gotten alot better. Dante will probably fight his same fight. I think Riddle will win via decision.
Matt Brown Vs. Matt Arroyo
( Matt Brown Wins by Technical Knock Out at 3:30 in the 2nd round )
This will probably be a good fight. Matt Brown has already defeated Arroyo via TKO before in the past so I think Arroyo will be ready to avenge his previous loss. I still think with Brown’s recent training with TUF he will come in the better fighter. I think Brown wins via TKO again in the second.
Jeremy Horn Vs. Dean Lister
( Dean Lister Wins by Submission (Choke) at 3:58 in the 1st round by guillotine)
I really wish this one was on the main card. Lister has also fought Horn in the past and lost via decision. I know Horn has been around for a while and may not draw the big crowds, but a fight between two veteran submission specialists would be a good watch. Lister has been trying to prove his stand up in the octagon so this one will probably go the distance with both fighters not being able to finish the other. Probably Lister will win via decision.
Tim Credeur Vs. Cale Yarbrough
(Fight Cancelled)
I wish this one was on the card too. Tim showed alot of veteran moves in his fights with being able to come back in them and win. Tim improved with his stand up during the show and got to finally show it with CB in his last fight. Cd didn’t seem to press the action the whole fight and only got Tim in trouble one time. Tim just doesn’t quit. I think Cale will be outclassed in the fight and probably fall victim to a submission in the first round.
Finally saw this fight on http://streetfights.biz last week. Its a site for street fights caught on tape . Really great fight. Maybe jackson isn’t all that?