QUICK THOUGHTS
WI's and MU's
- RDA looked far better than I expected. Seems to be carrying the weight well.
- Generic Filipino stand in for Inoue to smash looked terribly out of shape, ,
- Inoue looked awesome as anticipated. Another Korean killer set for stardom.
- Harris big and thick. Very athletic individual improving rapidly,
- Asker was soft as usual. Has a LHW frame.
- BLR long and lean looking very fit. He should wax Dy.
- The aforementioned Dy was meh at best. A small FW. Out gunned everywhere.
Harris/Asker
Walt is a huge heavyweight fighter. Excellent timing, a ramrod jab and brutal rear leg kick to the midsection. Also has a Harris throws a long left that flies perpendicular across his man's frame directly to the tip of their chin. Jared Canonnier used similar shots to dismantle Asker and in their fight and I anticipate this one playing out very similar. It just appears that Asker is one of those fighters who are going to have a ton of trouble with southpaws in their career. With his stance to his his chosen shot selection, everything he does is like shooting fish in a barrel for a lefty.
Harris throws in vicious combinations and strings all of his strikes together with a purpose. Keep an eye on the jab > left cross > uppercut combo. This particular sequence could be money all night. So should the left kick to the body and head.
Harris has shored up his once vulnerable TDD which is Askers only real chance to get the win. I expect Harris to shut down any of the French fighters TDA's before using him as canon fodder. Target practice.
Harris is not a tremendously great fighter as of yet, but the potential is there. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for Asker.
Prediction Walt Harris X HHK
BET: Harris ITD -180
Bit of analysis and so forth.
145lbs- ALEX CACERES (12-10-0 1NC) vs ROLANDO DY (8-4-1 1NC)
CACERES::
Excellent cardio.
Creative. Flows well.
Good striking and BJJ skills.
Has trouble vs. physically stronger men or submission aces. Dy is neither.
DY:
Undersized. Negative 2" reach.
Not a sub threat. Just 2-sub wins.
Average Muay-Thai striking with decent pop.
Very limited athlete who lacks speed, explosiveness, power.
Rodriguez and Knight are in a different stratosphere than Dy.
INTANGIBLES:
BLR
Very experienced in the octagon. Always calm.
Comes from great camp MMA Lab. Great sparring partners
Dy:
Small camp. Making his debut. Octagon jitters.
Dy in on super short notice. 3-weeks approximately.
BET: under 2.5
125lbs- JUSTIN SCOGGINS (11-3-0) vs ULKA SASAKI (19-4-2)
SCOGGINS:
Made weight easily.
Could be undefeated. Makes silly mistakes.
Has high level wrestling and submission skills.
Believe he's matured after reading/listening to interviews.
Has the diversity and skins potential to be future FLW champion.
Long rangy Karate stylist. Very similar to Wonderboy but more aggressive.
Unless an ACME falls on his head Wile E. Coyote style, Scoggins a virtual lock.
SASAKI:
3 inches taller. Minus 5″ reach
Mediocre wrestling and serviceable striking but wax real pop.
Very gangly sure of her 125 pound fighter. Excellent back takes.
BET: Scoggins +700 decision prop. Scogg ITD
170lbs- LI JINGLIANG (12-4-0) vs FRANK CAMACHO (20-4-0)
JINGLIANG:
Continuously improving.
Great chin. Takes too many shots however.
Big power in his hands but defense is a bit lackluster.
Fast, athletic, great wrestling and submissions, and crisp boxing
CAMACHO:
Poor cardio
15 of his 20 wins via knockout.
A serviceable pugilist but easy to find.
Very small welterweight. Natural weight class.
INTANGIBLES:
Leech never KOd.
Short notice for FC and up a division
Leech 1 inch taller and 3 inch reach advantage.
BET : Under 2.5