So there are 10 fights on this card , no bet for me on Nogueira vs Mir fight as posted above . Here is my first bet , spent around 2 hours to find as much info as possible and there is only one winner I see in this fight .
<TABLE class=data_table cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR class=data_title><TD colSpan=7></TD></TR><TR class=data_row><TD width=15> </TD><TD vAlign=top width=150><TABLE class=data_table cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0><TBODY><TR class=data_row><TD style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Name:</TD><TD>Dan Evensen</TD></TR><TR class=data_row><TD style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Height:</TD><TD>6' 3" (191 cm)</TD></TR><TR class=data_row><TD style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Weight:</TD><TD>250 (113 kg)</TD></TR><TR class=data_row><TD style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Record:</TD><TD>10-3-0</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD><TD vAlign=top width=185>
"The Viking"
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</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right width=150><TABLE class=data_table cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0><TBODY><TR class=data_row><TD style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Name:</TD><TD>Pat Barry </TD></TR><TR class=data_row><TD style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Height:</TD><TD>5' 11" (180 cm)</TD></TR><TR class=data_row><TD style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Weight:</TD><TD>235 (107 kg)</TD></TR><TR class=data_row><TD style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Record: </TD><TD>3-0-0</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD><TD vAlign=top align=right width=185>
"HD"
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Dan Evensen Vs Pat Barry
My pick is
Pat Barry to win
Odds : - 205 & - 225
Where : bookmaker & 5dimes
5.125 units to win 2.5 units & 5.625 units to win 2.5 units
= 10.75 units to win 5 units
http://www.suckerpunchent.com/fighter-news/suckerpunch-signs-patrick-get-hype-barry/
Patrick Barry – A “Pure Striker” Makes His Octagon Debut
I’m not a fighter, but if I happened to be one who was going to be fighting Patrick Barry, I have to say I’d be a little bit curious as to the meaning of the following line <TABLE align=right><TBODY><TR><TD>
</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>from his UFC bio, which gave his thoughts on his UFC 92 opponent, Dan Evensen:
“He's a big guy with lots of experience who claims to be a striker,” said Barry of his opponent. “But everyone's a striker until they get hit by a real striker.”
Right about now I’m glad I’m not a fighter. More specifically, I’m glad I’m not Dan Evensen. And while I have a good idea of what former K-1 kickboxer Barry means by the above statement, I’d like to hear the explanation from the source.
“It’s a fact,” said Barry. “Everybody’s a striker till they get hit by a real striker. I’m a pure striker. I’ve seen a lot of people who say they’re strikers and they get punched in the head or kicked in the leg and it changes their whole perspective on the fight game. I’ve kicked people in the ring and I can see that look on their face that says “oh s**t, what was that?’ Everybody trains hard and hits hard and all that, but I hit really, really hard.”
He’s not kidding. Though only 5-11 (short for heavyweight standards these days), Barry comes into the UFC Octagon with 18 kickboxing wins (18-6-1 record) and a 3-0 MMA record that includes three first round stoppages. He’s also studied his craft under two of the game’s best, Ernesto Hoost and his current trainer, Duke Roufus. This resume has gotten “HD” a nice little buzz leading into his bout this Saturday against the 6 foot 3 Evensen, and he’s heard the talk.
“As soon as I heard about this fight, I was as happy as I possibly could be because the UFC is the Super Bowl of all fight sports,” said Barry. “That’s like the top of the mountain. And I figured, okay, there’s gonna be a lot of people having doubts and that a lot of people are going to think that I’m getting in over my head. But as time has gone by, just hearing comments here and there and reading things that people have been writing, it’s turning out to be a lot bigger than I expected it to be.”
That’s because Barry brings the aura of menace that comes along with being a knockout artist. As nice as he can be when outside the ropes, when the bell rings, he’s a different guy. And when your heroes (besides Mom of course) are Mike Tyson and the Street Fighter videogame character Sagat, there are certain expectations for him to bring the fireworks, something he’s fine with.
“There’s that pressure for every fight that I’m in,” said the 29-year old. “I know that the crowd is what makes us exist. If it weren’t for the fans, we wouldn’t be who we are or where we are. So I know there are a lot of expectations, and just from being an MMA fan myself, of course I would always choose to see someone get their head kicked off than to see somebody get choked unconscious. That’s just me. It’s visually more pleasing for me to see and more exciting. So I’m assuming that the majority of fight fans feel the same way. Nobody’s expecting me to come in and go the distance. I haven’t heard anybody say ‘hey man, I can’t wait for you to go all three rounds with Dan Evensen.’ (Laughs) The questions I’ve been getting are ‘how long is it gonna take before you knock him out?’ One of us is gonna go down, and I’m knocking on wood that it’s not gonna be me.”
With all this talk of striking, kickboxing, and knockouts, it could be easy to forget that Saturday’s bout is a mixed martial arts fight. So what happens if Evensen - a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under John Lewis – decides that a standup battle with a world-class kickboxer isn’t high on his priority list and takes the fight to the mat? Will it then be easy pickings for ‘The Viking’, or does Barry have some tricks up his sleeve?
“I’m a pretty sensible guy and I’ve always had a good head on my shoulders, and even saying that, I was unable to escape the ‘you know what, I’m just gonna punch and kick everybody and nothing’s ever gonna happen to me’ mentality,” admits Barry. “But when I first got into MMA, my first few practices, Red Schafer, my jiu-jitsu coach, and Ben Rothwell, my other teammate, they both let me know really quickly that you just can’t go in the ring and punch and kick everybody. As soon as they get their hands on you, it’s over, there’s nothing you can do about it – they’re awesome. So I had a very rude awakening. You can’t punch and kick everybody, they’ll just tackle you. And even if you do get back to your feet, you can’t punch and kick the way you used to. So I had to evolve my striking game. You can’t kickbox in an MMA fight. You have to strike like an MMA fighter. And for the last six months, since I started, we’ve been focusing more on jiu-jitsu and wrestling than I have been on striking.”
Barry made his pro MMA debut in May with a first round stoppage of Mike Delaney. By August, he was 3-0 and close to getting the UFC call. And what makes him believe he can finish off the transition from kickboxing to MMA and make some noise in the UFC’s heavyweight division is the same type of resolve that allowed him to get through the events of August of 2005, when Hurricane Katrina ripped through his native New Orleans, tragically taking his home and his grandmother’s life in the process.
“The comparison I can make to the fight sport is that we have to be quick on our feet and evolve to any given situation in a blink of an eye,” said Barry when asked about his own recovery from Katrina. “Katrina came and was way more devastating than we actually believed. We heard it was gonna be bad, but no one really believed it was going to be that bad. When it came through, we had an option, which all people do – we could sit in a chair, grieve, rot away and disappear, or we can accept the fact that it happened and that there’s nothing we could do about it, and move forward. It was a devastating situation to be in, and emotionally it was painful, but we evolved and kept moving forward.”
Now living in Milwaukee, Barry is back on his feet, and his family is back home in Louisiana, where he expects to someday to return.
“Nobody ever truly leaves New Orleans for good,” said Barry. “You may move away and live somewhere else for a while, but if you’re from New Orleans, you always go back, no matter what happens.”
Right now, going back isn’t an option, at least as far as Patrick Barry’s MMA career is concerned. He’s only thinking about moving forward. That doesn’t mean he’s coming in here with brash proclamations and bold predictions, but he does promise to leave his mark, beginning with Saturday’s bout.
“I’m not coming into the UFC saying I’m about to take over the division,” he said. “A fight is a fight, no matter what it is, and there’s no such thing as an easy fight. All fights are hard, and the heavyweight division in the UFC is a monster. (Heavyweight champion) Brock Lesnar’s gotta be the scariest man in the world, but that’s part of it. I don’t think any true athlete would ever want an easy victory, and I want to know that I’m putting forth all this effort and working towards something I’m going to have to actually achieve, and not just an easy win. But it’s gonna be exciting. I’ve never been a dull fighter. I’m a very explosive and athletic guy, and I’m a very aggressive fighter in the ring. Don’t expect the fight to go the distance. It’s gonna be one helluva show - it’s gonna be like a video game.”
The quote on Barry's MySpace page says "IF YOU AINT HYPE YOU AINT SHIT."
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