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Mike Chandler (1-0-0) vs. Rich Bouphanouvong (1-1-0)
Mike Chandler will be making his Strikeforce debut in this fight, but won his lone MMA fight thus far in his career with a victory over Kyle Swadley at a First Blood MMA event in 2009. This fight against Rich Bouphanouvong will mark the second fight in three months for Mike Chandler, who made his professional MMA debut this past Summer. Mike Chandler will be looking to use his striking skills to win the fight, with his lone MMA victory coming by knockout. Rich Bouphanouvong’s lone MMA appearances came in a single night tournament for the X-Treme Promotions group in 2009. In those appearances, Rich Bouphanouvong defeated Kody Frank and suffered a defeat to Ben Nixdorf. Rich Bouphanouvong looking to use his wrestling experience to win the fight, with many of his amateur MMA victories coming by submission.
My Prediction: Mike Chandler
Strikeforce Welterweight Division Fight
Darryl Cobb (1-1-0) vs. Gary Tapasua (0-0-0)
Darryl Cobb will be making his professional MMA return after a two year absence, as he lasted competed at a MMA Genesis event in 2007. Thus far in his MMA career, Darryl Cobb has achieved a victory over Eric Hammerich and suffered a defeat to Dan Sandman. Darryl Cobb will be looking to use his striking skills to gain the victory, with his lone MMA win coming by knockout. Gary Tapasua will be making his professional MMA debut in this fight, so his lack of experience could play a factor in this fight.
My Prediction: Darryl Cobb
Strikeforce Middleweight Division Fight
Andrew Waters (1-1-0) vs. Nick Nolte (0-0-0)
Andrew Waters will be making his Strikeforce debut in this fight, but has been fighting for over a year since making his professional MMA debut in 2008. Thus far in his MMA career, Andrew Waters has defeated Bobby Hoover and has suffered a defeat to Casey Stillman. Andrew Waters will be looking to put the fight on the ground, with his lone MMA victory coming by submission. Nick Nolte will be making his professional MMA debut in this fight, but has fought in nearly ten amateur MMA fights.
My Prediction: Andrew Waters
Strikeforce Bantamweight Division Fight
Brian Davison (0-0-0) vs. Russell Patrick (5-2-0)
Brian Davison will be making his professional MMA debut in this fight, but has fought once before in an amateur MMA event. Russell Patrick will be making his Strikeforce debut in this fight, but he is a longtime veteran of the True Fight Fans promotion. While in the True Fight Fans promotion, Russell Patrick has defeated Burton Miller, Trevor Nelson, Joe Stark and Larry Payne. Of his seven MMA fights, none have gone past the first round for Russell Patrick, which speaks to his finishing abilities. Russell Patrick is a fighter who is comfortable wherever the fight ends up, with all five of his victories coming by knockout and submission.
My Prediction: Russell Patrick
Strikeforce Lightweight Division Fight
“Lethal†Lee Gibson (11-3-0) vs. Joe Wilk (6-3-0)
Lee Gibson is a well traveled veteran of MMA competition, where he has already fought UFC veteran Justin James at a Extreme Challenge event in 2006. Lee Gibson is a veteran of the Titan Fighting Championships promotion, where he defeated Nathan Murdock, Joe Davis, Robert Hembree, Billy Walters and Frank Young. Lee Gibson also fought once in the Elite XC promotion, where he lost to top fighter Mushin Corbbrey by unanimous decision. Lee Gibson is a fighter who is comfortable wherever the fight ends up, with eight victories coming by knockout and submission. Joe Wilk will be making his Strikeforce debut in this fight, but he is a veteran of the Victory Fighting Championships promotion. While in the Victory Fighting Championships promotion, where he defeated Ryan Roberts and lost to Joe Ellenberger. This fight against Lee Gibson will mark the fourth MMA fight in 2009 for Joe Wilk, where he has won two of his three previous fights. Joe Wilk will be looking to put the fight on the ground, with four previous victories coming by way of submission.
My Prediction: Lee Gibson
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