**ESB MMA Prediction League: UFC 121 - Lesnar Vs Velasquez ** OCT 23rd**

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Lesnar tko 3
Kampmann UD
Thiago UD
Gonzaga sub 2
Hamill UD

Cote tko 3
Mcgee UD

 

Brock Lesnar T/KO RD3
Jake Shields UD
Paulo Thiago UD
Matt Hamill UD
Brendan Schaub T/KO RD1

Court McGee RNC RD3
Patrick Côté T/KO RD2

 

Main card

Heavyweight Championship bout: Brock Lesnar (c) vs Cain Velasquez

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Welterweight bout: Jake Shields vs. Martin Kampmann

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Welterweight bout: Diego Sanchez vs. Paulo Thiago

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Light Heavyweight bout: Tito Ortiz vs. Matt Hamill

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Heavyweight bout: Brendan Schaub vs. Gabriel Gonzaga

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Preliminary card (Spike TV) (ESPN UK)

Middleweight bout: Court McGee vs. Ryan Jensen

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Middleweight bout: Patrick Côté vs. Tom Lawlor

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Velasquez tko 3
Shields sub 2 rnc
Sanchez ud
Ortiz ud
Gonzaga tko 2
McGee ud
Cote sub rnc 3

I may change my mind before tomorrow night. I'm also feeling an early Lesnar stoppage. I don't think he can stop Lesnar's takedowns, and he could be in for a terrible beating if Lesnar gets a dominate position. It's a tough call. If Lesnar can't stop Cain, I don't think he can handle Velasquez in the 2nd half of the fight. Velasquez could also win early if he catches Brock the way Carwin did. Though his stand-up is still raw, Brock has early stopping power too. This is an interesting fight.

 

Main card
Brock Lesnar R3 TKO (Punches)
Jake Shields R2 Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Diego Sanchez R1 TKO(punches)
Tito Ortiz UD
Brendan Schaub R1 TKO (Punches)
Preliminary card
Court McGee SD
Patrick Côté R2 TKO

 

Brock Lesnar KO/TKO 2
Jake Shields UD
Paulo Thiago UD
Matt Hamill KO/TKO 3
Gabriel Gonzaga SUB 1 (Triangle Choke)

Court McGee KO/TKO 1
Patrick Côté UD

 

Cain Velasquez TKO 2
Jake Shields UD
Paulo Thiago SUB 2 Triangle
Matt Hamill UD
Gabriel Gonzaga TKO 2

Court McGee UD
Patrick Côté TKO 3

 

Brock
Kampmann
Thiago
Ortiz
Gonzaga
McGee
Cote

I'm taking a punt on some of these as it'll make it more interesting when watching the fight. Kamps and Ortiz intrigue me. They are the underdogs but could get it right on the night. Ortiz has conceeded he can't wrestle as good as Hamill but I think he blends boxing and GnP a bit better. I do think he is old and battered though. It would be nice for him to recapture the glory days again. His recent record is deceiving. He was competative with Machida and beat Evans.

 

Heavyweight Championship bout: Brock Lesnar TKO 4
Welterweight bout: Jake Shields RNC 3
Welterweight bout: Paulo Thiago TKO3
Light Heavyweight bout:Matt Hamill UD
Heavyweight bout: Gabriel Gonzaga TKO 2

Preliminary card (Spike TV) (ESPN UK)
Middleweight bout: Ryan Jensen UD
Middleweight bout: Patrick Côté TKO2

 

Brock Lesnar KO/TKO 2
Jake Shields UD
Paulo Thiago UD
Matt Hamill UD
Gabriel Gonzaga KO/TKO 1

Court McGee Sub (RNC) 2
Patrick Côté KO/TKO 2