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showdown #2: road to gold predictions

Event Preview: showdown #2: road to gold
showdown fighting championship
2013-10-26, New York, Micro Arena - New York
Author:Ryan Jones

 hey guys, time for this cards fight predictions...   


 rason fairs vs aj duhe: fairs will probably come out for the takedown and be relentless trying to drag the fight to the ground andi think he will try to grind out duhe.


 PREDICTION: fairs defeats duhe by decision


 john tyler vs shuuto yasui: john tyler has a nice win streak going and has proven to have knockout power. yasui will probably try to take the fight in the clinch and work his muay thai. i think tyler can dictate the pace and defend from the clinch and eventually catch yasui and finish him. 


 PREDICTION: tyler defeats yasui by ko/tko


 damian swidler vs breno estima: estima is taking this on very short notice when swidlers previous opponent pulled out. so cardio may be an issue for estima. swidler is pretty decent everywhere and estima is a one trick pony, but is very good in that area. swidler is better on the feet, estima is  better on the ground. this fight will be decided by if estima can drag swidler down or not. 


 PREDICTION: estima defeats swidler by submission


 delano thompson vs mason kane: thompson is a decent grappler who prefers to get top position and tire out his opponents. mason kane is a good stand up fighter who likes to defend takedowns and beat down his opponents on the feet. mason kanes last fight was against annother grappler and he won by KO. kanes opponent was able to take him down a few times, but was not successful on holding him there or being able to work anything, as kane was able to spring back to his feet each time. 


 PREDICTION: kane defeats thompson  by ko/tko


 shawn cote vs matt old: i feel cote is the better fighter anywhere the fight goes and i could see him winning anywhere the fight goes. matt old is a good wrestler but in this fight his opponent is an even better wrestler with a much better stand up  game.


PREDICTION: cote defeats old by ko/tko


thomas jefferson vs hughtavious barkevious: i think this will be an exciting grappling match and i think these two will go back in fourth with submissions. i think jefferson will be able to get top position because i feel he is the slightly better wreslter.


 PREDICTION: jefferson defeats barkevious by decision


 de thompson vs jack arnold: this is one of the more evenly matched fights on the card. arnold seems to stilll have a cut that stopped his last fight and thompson may look to open that cut back up and stop arnold.


 PREDICTION: thompson defeats arnold by tko (cut)


 bob sinclair vs mursu valkoinen: valkoinen is a well rounded fighter but not great anywhere. sinclair has good hands and has decent wrestling. i look for sinclair to stuff the takedowns and finish valkoinen on the feet.


 PREDICTION: sinclair defeats valkoinen by ko/tko


 aaron jones vs bobby bowlsby: nobody has been able to stop jones from getting them in the clinch and working his opponents over with strikes. jones has outworked all of his opponents with his ability to control guys in the clinch and he has the guys tired by the end of the first round with his grinding clinch work that he uses. bowlsby has great hands with decent knockout power. 


keys to victory for jones:


1. get the clinch early and tire bowlsby out


2. stay active in the clinch


3. dont give bowlsby any space to breathe


keys to victory for bowlsby:


1. superior striking


2. movement 


3. mix up his attacks 


 close fight to call.. if bowlsby can use good movement and good footwork, he should be able to pick jones apart and avoid the clinch. if bowlsby stands in front of jones, then he could be drove into the clinch and could be drained by the end of the first. 


PREDICTION: jones defeats bowlsby by decision


main event: ooga booga vs sergio tyson: booga is the better fighter just about anywhere the fight goes. the ony way tyson can wiin is if he can drag booga down but then he has to worry about the bjj of booga. booga should be able to pull this win out and he should be able to do so in devastating fashion.


 PREDICTION: booga defeats tyson by ko/tko


 


 


 


 

 

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