masanori kanehara vs marlon sandro (title fight)

kanehara is a good fighter and impressed me vs kid! but sandro is a beast, many people consider that he hasnt lost yet, due to his lone close dec loss to omigawa, but that aside, i dont think masanori can sub marlon, and if becomes a striking game plan, marlon will ko him. my pick: sandro 2nd round ko.

hiroshi izumi vs chang seob lee

izumi looked solid at dynamite, i would like him to use his judo more instead of striking(nansen fight). lee hits hard, so if izumi stands and bangs he will get koed but if he uses his judo, he will submit lee. my pick izumi 1st round choke.

maximo blanco vs rodrigo damm

rodrigo a bjj bb will be the biggest test in maxi's young carrer, rodrigo is a solid fighter, good grappling and solid low kicks standing, it will be intelligent for him to take the fight to the ground. maxi is an explosive fighter, and very strong, he has been sub before so he better be careful, in the end maximo's power will be 2 much for rodrigo. my pick: blanco 2nd round ko.

shigeki osawa vs katsuya toida
wrestling vs sub fighting. osawa better be careful in the ground and dont get cought on a sub, but he is stronger and has the advantedge in wrestling and ground and pound. my pick: osawa by tko gnp.

ikuo usuda vs kyung ho kang
kang looked solid vs osawa, usuda is one of the hottest prospects in all mma. i think this is his coming out party in his young carrer, debuting on a new weight class. my pick: usuda 2nd round tko.

ryo kawamura vs hidetada irie

my pick: kawamura 1st round ko

sanae kikuta vs yasubey enomoto
this one is a tricky one, kikuta has the advantedge in experience, but he is dropping to 170 after beating yoshida is a 205 fight. enomoto is an intruiging young fighter, he a mauy thai practitioner but has wins by submission, sanae is a far better grappler on paper, but the 3-1 fighter may pull the upset of the night! my pick: sanae by 3rd arm bar.

takuya wada vs jae sun lee
170 ww gp
lee fought takimoto and loose, but he looked ok doing it. wada is a good sub fighter. my pick: wada by u dec

ktaro nakamura vs omar de la cruz
imo the best fight in the card! ktaro is a great grappler, who has been training alot of striking, i know he loose in the ufc a couple of fights, but he is a great talent, omar is an intruiging talent, i dont know why bellator didnt brought him back for their tournament, after he was a finallist, he is a good bjj practitioner and has a tkd background, i know ktaro may be the favorite here but, my pick: omar de la cruz 2nd round ko.