Bellator 7/31

Man O Man, as stated the past year or so, I just love these Bellator middle of the week cards. I like the whole organization, actually. Whereever they go, they give the local guys a chance to fight on their undercards, and their Main Cards always include vicious KO's or nasty subs. I have a few plays I will be playing, and have this Parlay already locked in...

Parlay .50 unit to win 2.14 units

Andrey Kareshkov +310
Vitaly Minakov -350

-The undefeated 11-0 Kareshkov takes on Ben Askren, the Champ at WelterWeight for Bellator. Askren is a straight up wrestler who has grinded out victories with his skills in the organization. But, I think Kareshkov is better on the feet, and if he can keep from getting taken down from Askren, which I think he can, then he will win this fight, if not KO Askren. They're giving me +310 on an undefeated fighter who has beaten some tough opponents, and I see a lot of value in this one here. Aksren would get destroyed by the entire Top 5, if not Top 8-10 in the UFC, and I think Kareshkov will be too tough for him to tame. I think we have a new Champ ladies and gentlemen...

-Vitaly Minakov IMO is the Heavyweight that we have been waiting for awhile to see. He is solid all around, and packs one hell of a punch. I honestly think he could be UFC Champ, and I look forward to him moving up to that stage in due time. He takes on a solid Hvywgt in Ryan Martinez, who is a short big framed guy who will look to stop Minakov early. Don't get me wrong, Martinez does have the power like almost all Hvywgts due to end this with 1 punch, but I think Minakov beats him to that punch and KO's him rather early and with ease.


-I will most likely have a play on both as singles as well, even though I don't like to lay -350 (down to -310 now) on any fighter really, and esp Hvy's where 1 punch can change everything in a hurry, but I do think Minakov is that damn good!! I do want to see the weigh-ins tonight before pulling the trigger on single plays though as they may not mean much to others, but weigh-ins tell me a lot about a fighter and what to expect.

-good luck to all. this should again be 1 helluva fight card, and some nice mid-week action is always nice. I have made a profit in 8 straight MMA cards posted here, and I look to keep it going tomorrow night...Stay tuned!!

Parlay .50 units to win 2.64 units

Koreshkov
Minakov
Brooks
Jenkins - This guys wrestling is PHENOMENAL and I can't wait to watch

I wouldn't miss this card tonight if you love MMA. A LOT of fights scheduled and the undercard will be fight after fight of non-stop action. Will Brooks and bubba Jenkins are PHENOMENAL athletes, and on the undercard. Man I can't wait!!

Parlay 4 units to win 2 units

Minakov
Brooks
Jenkins

-The only concerns I really have is if this goes into the later rounds that Minakov could gas a bit. Martinez is a decent wrestler, and does have 20+ pounds on him, although Minakov is a sambo World Champ, and his leg locks and heel hooks are phenomenal so he could get a sub as well. Hoping for an early KO, but we shall see. Martinez will def be up for the slugfest or ground and pound, so we shall see...

-On the other parlays, of course it's Koreshkov that concerns me the most as I don't think he has any level or wrestling skill whatsoever to compete with Askren. Hopefully, he has worked Take Down Defense, Take Down Defense, Take Down Defense non-stop for 6 months as I expect Askren to try to take him down early as his stand up is just as atrocious as Koreshkov's wrestling. Hopefully Koreshkov will use his outstanding jab and stick to punching to create the space needed to help control the chance of a take down. If he gets taken down, hopefully he can get up as fast as possible, as he definitely wants this fight on the feet. If he can keep it standing, he can KO Askren with his vicious Power. If not, it could be a long night of Askren on top of Koreshkov and grinding out the Victory. Enjoy the fights! They start at 5:30PM EST on Spike.com, and the undercard is definitely worth watching.

-Good luck and enjoy the fights. I may add a few plays between fights, but this will probably be it for posted plays. Let Go!!!

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Noe and Rickels at +800 is tempting for a very small wager. Not completely sold on King Mo, and Chandler is nasty and should take Rickels, but Rickels is tough and always brings it. The Unders look decent too, with some juice however. I'm not convinced either wins, but at +800, gotta see it as some value as both are gonna make King Mo and Chandler finish them to win most likely. They're ready to bang.

And there it is folks, another WINNING night in MMA!!! 9 Cards in a row, but I suck (right Mob). dumbass.

-Also, that is the worst 1 point deduction I've ever seen. Soft knee to the groin and accidental for sure. No warning, no nothing...

Damn!! Rampage vs Tito Ortiz on Bellator!! Nice marketing move, but Fail IMO to put it on PPV. I think Tito may win, but I hope Rampage splits Tito wide open like Jenna Jameson and destroys him...

I wished I'd have known that Koreshkov's Camp didn't even bother to bring in one wrestler for his Camp for this fight. That's just 100% pure polyunsaturated idiocy there!!! He should've been working nonstop TDD TDD TDD TDD TDD. Why leave it to the cage to see it for the first time. Well, the kid's only 22, so he has plenty of time to learn some TDD and basic wrestling, and if his Camp doesn't try to initiate that he does, he needs to find a new Team...Hate to say it.

-These announcers can continue to suck off Ben Askren all they want, but the UFC Top 5 WW would absolutely destroy him...I mean even number 10, aging Josh Koschek would take him.