Masato (54-6-2) -175 vs. Andy Souwer (134-8-1) +145
Satoshi Ishii (0-0) -280 vs. Hidehiko Yoshida (8-7-1) +220
Gegard Mousasi (27-2-1) -1100 vs. Gary Goodridge (23-19-1) +600
Kazuo Misaki (22-9-2) -200 vs. Melvin Manhoef (23-6-1) +160
Shinya Aoki (22-4) -500 vs. Mizuto Hirota (12-3-1) +300
Tatsuya Kawajiri (25-5-2) -550 vs. Kazunori Yokota (11-2-3) +350
Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto (17-2) -550 vs. Masanori Kanehara (15-7-5) +350
Hideo Tokoro (23-19-1) -215 vs. Kim Jong Man (20-10-3) +175
Hayato "Mach" Sakurai (35-9-2) -215 vs. Akihiro Gono (30-15-7) +175
Hiroyuki Takaya (12-7-1) -135 vs. Michihiro Omigawa (8-8-1) +105
Katsuyori Shibata (4-6-1) -135 vs. Hiroshi Izumi (0-1) +105
Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou (7-4) -285 vs. Ikuhisa Minowa (43-30-8) +225
Alistair Overeem (31-11) -1100 vs. Kazuyuki Fujita (15-8) +600
Ray Sefo (2-0) -600 vs. Yosuke Nishijima (0-5) +400
Masato has been training for Souwer since this summer. There should be no excuse for him losing, especially with the 'creative' judging in K-1. I have a strong dislike for both, but I'd rather see Souwer win. I don't think Masatp really retires anyway....Ishii should take Yoshida pretty easily, seeing as the latter is no spring chicken....Gary Goodridge has no business being in the ring anymore, let alone against an elite fighter like Mousasi....My hate for Misaki and love for Manhoef instantly overrides all logic, so I'm hoping for a violent KO by Manhoef....Aoki and Hirota will be HUGE fight. Two Top 10 LWs going at it. I can easily see Aoki winning this, but so does Aoki and I think it will be his downfall. Hirota is a very intelligent fighter and I think he'll win - thus ruining the opportunity to see Aoki face Kawajiri when both have momentum.....Crusher cruises against Yokota. He struggled against a good grappler in Mitsuoka and Kawajiri is much stronger and has the power in his hands to make Yokota hesitate to clinch....My gut tells me to go with Kanehara, but I think KID is too good to let his bad luck continue. Kanaehara is a homeless version of KID, so there shouldn't be anything he hasn't seen before....Hideo Tokoro is too goddamn inconsistent to say he's a lock for anything, but he lucked out with Marlon Sandro's injury and his replacement has been on a terrible streak of losses.....Mach and Gono is a total push IMO. I love both of these guys and I'd hate to see either lose. Gono has lost against top opponents (Hornbuckle, Hardy and Fitch), but seems to have gotten his shit together again, while Mach has underperformed as usual with his only worthwhile win being against a vastly undersized Aoki. Still Mach is still incredibly talented, but I think Gono just wants it more than he does.....Takaya and Omgiawa should be a barnburner and probably the fight I'm looking forward to the most. Despite his questionable decision wins, Omigawa has really found his home at FW and has improved in his striking. He should have a strength advantage that he will use in the clinch, but Takaya has good power in his hands and could clip him. A coin-flip, but I like Omigawa to continue the feel good story of 2009....Izumi's striking is garbo, but with his grappling credentials he can eek out a decision for sure. But fuck that, Shibita is steadily expanding his skillset and is one of the most passionate guys around. He's like Clay Guida, but actually exciting. :shifty: ...... On paper, EVERYTHING points to an easy win for Sokoudjou. But as we all know, Soko gasses after five minutes like clockwork. If Minowaman can survive Soko's initial storm, he'll find a way to get to the ground. Minowa by ankelock......Overeem by tiger knee in yet another squash match for him....Nishijima is shot and was never that good to begin with, and Sefo is way past his prime (and an incredible douchebag for his comments about Overeem)....No one really gives a fuck about K-1 Koshien because every knows that's it just platform for FEG's Golden Boy in waiting Hiroya. He'll get gift decisions and win regardless.