ADCC 2001

[Chop Wisby]

are sperry & kerr still set for the superfight?

if so, what are your predictions?

if not, who is fighting, and what are your predictions?

[EJ]

Kerr will probably win by points or advantages.

The matchup I am looking forward to is a possible B.J. Penn and Royler showdown!!!!

[Chop Wisby]

ej;

royler & penn would be a good one.

re: kerr v. sperry; i'll go with sperry. he's a canny point-player.

[Chop Wisby]

bttt

[guardman]

Originally posted by EJ
Kerr will probably win by points or advantages.

The matchup I am looking forward to is a possible B.J. Penn and Royler showdown!!!!

i agree kerr will probably win by points because of his sizeand great takedowns. unfortunately it would be to sperry's advantage if you'd get more points from working the guard but you don't. the only points you get are if you sweep. sperry will spend most of his time on his back and kerr on top.

[Chop Wisby]

i've heard that sperry has a good command of grips/tie-ups; it will interesting to see his standing game vs. kerr; as kerr seems widely expected to get the t/d.

[Chop Wisby]

no other opinions?

[Cooter]

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[Cooter]

Sperry is a smart fella and will not play the standup game with Kerr IMO, even though he does have some legit wrestling skill. The smart move would be to pull guard right before the 5-minute mark (before which no points can be scored), and open guard shortly thereafter. A sweep or submission from the guard is Sperry's only real chance of winning.

[Chop Wisby]

kerr v. sperry. who will win? by what method(s)?


don't forget other possible matchups (royler & penn?)

[Chop Wisby]

bttt

[Chop Wisby]

the tournament approaches; predictions?

[guardman]

Originally posted by Chop Wisby
the tournament approaches; predictions?

65 kg- winner- royler gracie
contenders-joey gilbert,soca,matt hamlett

66-76kg-winner-renzo gracie
contenders-leozinho vieira, jj machado, marcio feitosa, matt hughes

77-87kg-winner-roleta
contenders-saulo ribeiro, ricardo liborio, egan inoue, jerry bohlander, macaco patino, nino schembri

88-98kg-winner-ricardo almeida
contenders-jeff monsen, ricardo arona

98kg and above-winner-ricco rodriguez
contenders-sean alvarez, ricardo morais

superfight-mark kerr v. mario sperry
winner-mark kerr


abdcc predictions

[Chop Wisby]

interesting picks . . . any particular bouts/matchups you'd like to see in this tournament?

btw, what do you think puts roleta ahead of saulo r., or liborio ?

[Chop Wisby]

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