pride absolute sept 10

wanderlei silva +154 over mirko crocop

this line is up at pinny and is being released now as i feel the line will drop on silva. i have great respect for crocop and that devastating left high kick but silva's relentless aggressive style wins out here. he is the best all around striker with knees,elbows and kicks. silva loves throwing elbows and knees from the clinch and is very very successful and accurate. when crocop is getting hit he has a tendency to run around to create separation from his opponents so he can utilize his kicks. but silva will keep coming and coming and i feel the relentess pressure will wear on crocop. silva is always busy and if this goes to a decision silva will definitely get the nod. crocop does not like being on the ground and i believe silva can definitely get him there. this is as live a dog i have seen in a while. if your book has this fight monitor it as silva will likely come down lower as the fight approaches.:money:

My money's definately going to be on Crocop. He's fought strikers before that have come at him relentlessly and he's kept his composure and picked his shots. Wand might connect more but CroCop by 1st RD KO via kick is my prediction.

wow silva climbs up to +171. im still on silva. for +171 he is definitely going to give me great value for his style.

+170 seems like a great value for Vanderlei. Like most Brazilians, Vanderlei and his Chute Boxe guys bring a little bjj to the table unlike Mirko. Not that I see this being decided on the ground.

this seems extremly anti-sharpish to me, everyone who just cursory glanced over the sport thinks silva has great value, even the oddsmaker who actually started silva off as a fav at -130ish... you ever wonder why the odds kept rising if there's such good value?

there are some validity in taking him as a value bet on a live dog, but you'd need good enough odds to justify doing so... but what do i know..