Post by Tractorpull on Aug 11, 2017 8:50:55 GMT -6
TESS VALMORE
Once again, I present my much reviled predictions for the upcoming PPV. As usual it is littered with unjustified criticism, cheap shots and unflattering comments. In my last series of predictions, I went 19-8 bringing my total to 938-287
M. WILLIANS/HUDGENS JMD
CHOPRA/DOBREV This is the second fight of the year for both. Chopra is on a four fight win streak. Dobrev lost her fight this year to a resurgent Claire Holt. I think Dobrev has the edge in experience and that will be the determining factor. Dobrev by a KO
BENSON/C. COLE Benson strikes me as being a average fighter. She is 2-2 for the year. Cole is probably the hottest flyweight at this time. She is 5-0 for the year and beat Shahi in the June PPV. Her win streak continues. Cole wins
S. GOMEZ/E. CLARK Gomez had a six fight win streak broken in her first fight of the year and now has lost her last two. Clarke lost two of her three fights this year. I have to go with Gomez because of her experience and better competition
YUSTMAN/CUCUO A bout between two top lightweights. Yustman has been relatively inactive recently. Yustman did not have a great year in 2016 and has had only one bout this year which she won. I have no idea what has happened to Cuoco. Management put her in a JMDD tournament at the end of the year and she hasn’t won a fight since. She has lost three, the last two to Kendall Jenner and Atwell. I look for Yustman to win by a KO
WILKINSON/KEEGAN Wilkinson has been fighting at JMD recently, but she has won her last four conventional bouts. Keegan broke a four fight losing streak by beating Scerbo in March and then beat Scagliotti in July. I have to go with Keegan by a KO
PALLET/MCCURDY Both fighters have so-so records that are slightly on the winning side. Pallett has won both of her fights this year. McCurdy is 1-1 losing her last bout to Benson. Pallett will make it three wins in a row with a TKO victory
HENSTRIDGE/SCERBO Henstridge is on a seven fight win steak. Scerbo is on a three fight losing streak including the title loss. Henstridge not only has the better record recently, but is three inches taller. I have no doubt that Henstridge will be favored, but Cassie is my BFF, so I have to go with her to win. Scerbo in a slight upset
SCODELARIO/REXHA I have no idea who Rexha is. Scodelario by a KO
KENDALL JENNER/BIEL Jenner is on a roll. She has won seven of eight this year, including a win over a Hall Of Fame member, Cuoco. Now she faces another Hall Of Fame member in Biel. Even though Biel has lost three of five to Cuoco, I think Biel is the more dangerous although also somewhat unpredictable. I think this is Jenner’s biggest bout of her young career. If she wins, it should put her in line for a title fight I think this is close to a 50-50 fight. The flipped coin come up Biel. I am not betting the farm on it
MICHELLE RYAN/KATRINA LAW Ryan is 3-2 for the year after KOing Gemma Atkinson in the July PPV. We moved her into the number four welter slot in our last ranking. Law is normally also in the top ten rankings, but was dropped because of inactivity. Law has lost three of her last four. One of her losses was to Gemma Atkinson and her only win was over Ryan. I think Law will repeat. Law by a KO
DADDARIO/G. HADID This is a fight that seems to me to be long on name and short on talent. Daddario fights mainly at JMDD and has a poor record in conventional bouts. Hadid is a member of my Daily Mail No Talent index. She lost her first two bouts this year, but beat someone named Miriam Leone in July. I saw that fight. Leone impressed me so much, I still don’t know who she and don’t care. Daddario by a KO
DENNINGS/FREGE I could say this is a dangerous fight for Dennings, but it isn’t. Let’s make this short. Dennings by a KO
J. RYAN/GOVICH Ryan is the Academy’s lead welter. She is 49 and has lost her last six including one at JMDD. As far as that stable goes, it reminds me of that old song “The Shape I’m In”, in this case, not good. Govich has had six fights in the last two years losing four, but both her wins were this year. This is a welter fight of no importance. Govich will win (I hope)
LOHAN/LILLY Has everyone seen that recent picture of Lohan that was spread across the internet. Let’s be generous and say she seemed to be a little on the heavy side. It was taken while she was on vacation. Vacation from what is the question. She fights a lot a JMD. In her last two conventional fights, she won over nobodies. Lilly is 1-1 for the year after losing to Bellisario in July. She seems to have lost some spark. She still should be good enough to beat Lohan by a KO
KOSARIN/LIVELY With Lively and Lawrence, lightweight is the only division is which the Academy is relevant. That said, Lively has lost four of her last five. Somehow Kosarin got matched with Lively. Lively is a lightweight who held the title last year. Kosarin is a bantam who has lost two of three and is four inches shorter. So how do you think this is going to turn out? Lively by a KO
L. COLLINS/E STONE This is Collins sixth conventional fight of the year and the third against an Emma. She has been successful winning five. Stone has lost seven of her last eight. I would say her future in the FCBA is dim after she loses another to Collins by a KO
SANTORO/PIETERSE Santoro is a promising bantam having won four of five this year and eight of ten in her career. Pieterse was never promising. She hasn’t fought this year after losing four of five last year. Santoro by a KO
REN/STEINFELD Ren is a lightweight on the verge of breaking into the top ten with a little pickup in competition. She is very active wining six of eight this year. Steinfeld is a bantam, who has lost four of five in her career. This is not exactly a good matchup. Ren by a KO
RATAJKOWSKI/DORMER Ratajkowski is numero uno on the Daily Mail No Talent Index. She can always find a camera when she has a minimum of clothing on. She took on some good talent early in her career which goes back to 2014. That didn’t work out too well so she went down the Who? category in which she has done quite well. Ratajkowski’s first fight and first loss was to Dormer in 2014. Since that time Dormer has had four fights and won only one. Ratajkowski will win by a TKO
LOVATO/JOHANSSON Lovato is having a good active year and is 5-1 in conventional fights against reasonably good talent. This will be Johansson’s first fight of the year. Last year, management thought it would be a good idea to put her in JMD That didn’t work out to well as she lost two of three JMD bouts and both her conventional fights. I think this spells a Lovato win by a KO
H. FERGUSON/RIGHETTI This is one of the top bouts on the card. We have Righetti ranked at two and Ferguson at three in the welters. Ferguson has a sensational 11-2 record in conventional fights. Righetti is four fights away from the Hall Of Fame. She lost a title fight to Upton in June and is 3-1 for the year. Most know I never bet against Righetti. Righetti by a KO
D. CAMPBELL/BRESLIN Campbell is having a great 2017 being 5-0 this year after going 4-1 last year. Except for C. Holt competition has been on the light side. This is Breslin’s second fight after winning a new blood fight. She doesn’t increase the level of competition. Campbell by a KO
M MOORE/LAWLEY The veteran Moore takes on Godzilla. So far Lawley has done well against also rans, but has lost to the two good fighters she faced. She got her head handed to her by Upton is July. Moore is unpredictable, but she does have that one punch power. She lost five straight over two years before winning both her bouts this year, the last win being over Michelle Ryan I would really like Moore win this bout, but I fear Lawley’s size is too much. Lawley by a KO
SCHERZINGER/A. GREENE This will be Scherzinger first fight of the year. She is on a five fight losing streak. Greene may not be a top flight bantam, but she did beat Spears in her last fight. I think she also dispose of Scherzinger by a KO
REFAELI/E GONZALEZ This is a lightweight title shot bout? Refaeli has a losing record. She is 2-1 for the year, but one of those wins was over a bantam. Gonzalez is 5-5 for her career and 1-1 for the year with her win also being over a bantam. If this is the best the FCBA can come up with for a title shot bout, the lightweights are in trouble. This makes the the “Tiffany Division” look like the “Tin” division. Refaeli will win
LIMA/GADOT An Ice Hotel bout. Is this serious? Lima is the lightweight champ and on a ten fight wins streak. Gadot lost her first three bouts, but scored a monumental win over the great Prejean. (Yeah sarcasm) This is nothing more than a stay busy fight. Lima will end it whenever she wants
M. FOX/SHAHI Foe the flyweight title. I am not definitely not a Fox fan after that hideous humiliation scene in the July PPV. She is on a eight fight win streak. Her opponent is a former champ who has lost two of her three fights this year. The two have fought once before with Shahi winning. Shahi will break the win streak and be the new flyweight champion
C. HOLT/VANCAMP For the bantam title. Holt lost all five of her fights last year. She got the title match by beating Dobrev and particularly Minka Kelly who she beat in the July PPV. This will be VanCamps third defense of her third title. She is 6-1 for the year with that loss coming to Minka Kelly, who she beat in July. I believe Holt is breaking off more than she can chew VanCamp retains the title
RHODA/UPTON For the Welter title. Rhoda has an sensational 12-1 record, earning the title shot with a win over Kloss in July. Upton’s career record is not nearly as good as Rhoda’s percentage wise, although with a great many more fights. Upton is 6-1 for the year this will be her second defense. Rhoda could well win this fight, but she has one serious problem. She’s brunette. Upton is blonde. You know what that means. Upton by a KO
Once again, I present my much reviled predictions for the upcoming PPV. As usual it is littered with unjustified criticism, cheap shots and unflattering comments. In my last series of predictions, I went 19-8 bringing my total to 938-287
M. WILLIANS/HUDGENS JMD
CHOPRA/DOBREV This is the second fight of the year for both. Chopra is on a four fight win streak. Dobrev lost her fight this year to a resurgent Claire Holt. I think Dobrev has the edge in experience and that will be the determining factor. Dobrev by a KO
BENSON/C. COLE Benson strikes me as being a average fighter. She is 2-2 for the year. Cole is probably the hottest flyweight at this time. She is 5-0 for the year and beat Shahi in the June PPV. Her win streak continues. Cole wins
S. GOMEZ/E. CLARK Gomez had a six fight win streak broken in her first fight of the year and now has lost her last two. Clarke lost two of her three fights this year. I have to go with Gomez because of her experience and better competition
YUSTMAN/CUCUO A bout between two top lightweights. Yustman has been relatively inactive recently. Yustman did not have a great year in 2016 and has had only one bout this year which she won. I have no idea what has happened to Cuoco. Management put her in a JMDD tournament at the end of the year and she hasn’t won a fight since. She has lost three, the last two to Kendall Jenner and Atwell. I look for Yustman to win by a KO
WILKINSON/KEEGAN Wilkinson has been fighting at JMD recently, but she has won her last four conventional bouts. Keegan broke a four fight losing streak by beating Scerbo in March and then beat Scagliotti in July. I have to go with Keegan by a KO
PALLET/MCCURDY Both fighters have so-so records that are slightly on the winning side. Pallett has won both of her fights this year. McCurdy is 1-1 losing her last bout to Benson. Pallett will make it three wins in a row with a TKO victory
HENSTRIDGE/SCERBO Henstridge is on a seven fight win steak. Scerbo is on a three fight losing streak including the title loss. Henstridge not only has the better record recently, but is three inches taller. I have no doubt that Henstridge will be favored, but Cassie is my BFF, so I have to go with her to win. Scerbo in a slight upset
SCODELARIO/REXHA I have no idea who Rexha is. Scodelario by a KO
KENDALL JENNER/BIEL Jenner is on a roll. She has won seven of eight this year, including a win over a Hall Of Fame member, Cuoco. Now she faces another Hall Of Fame member in Biel. Even though Biel has lost three of five to Cuoco, I think Biel is the more dangerous although also somewhat unpredictable. I think this is Jenner’s biggest bout of her young career. If she wins, it should put her in line for a title fight I think this is close to a 50-50 fight. The flipped coin come up Biel. I am not betting the farm on it
MICHELLE RYAN/KATRINA LAW Ryan is 3-2 for the year after KOing Gemma Atkinson in the July PPV. We moved her into the number four welter slot in our last ranking. Law is normally also in the top ten rankings, but was dropped because of inactivity. Law has lost three of her last four. One of her losses was to Gemma Atkinson and her only win was over Ryan. I think Law will repeat. Law by a KO
DADDARIO/G. HADID This is a fight that seems to me to be long on name and short on talent. Daddario fights mainly at JMDD and has a poor record in conventional bouts. Hadid is a member of my Daily Mail No Talent index. She lost her first two bouts this year, but beat someone named Miriam Leone in July. I saw that fight. Leone impressed me so much, I still don’t know who she and don’t care. Daddario by a KO
DENNINGS/FREGE I could say this is a dangerous fight for Dennings, but it isn’t. Let’s make this short. Dennings by a KO
J. RYAN/GOVICH Ryan is the Academy’s lead welter. She is 49 and has lost her last six including one at JMDD. As far as that stable goes, it reminds me of that old song “The Shape I’m In”, in this case, not good. Govich has had six fights in the last two years losing four, but both her wins were this year. This is a welter fight of no importance. Govich will win (I hope)
LOHAN/LILLY Has everyone seen that recent picture of Lohan that was spread across the internet. Let’s be generous and say she seemed to be a little on the heavy side. It was taken while she was on vacation. Vacation from what is the question. She fights a lot a JMD. In her last two conventional fights, she won over nobodies. Lilly is 1-1 for the year after losing to Bellisario in July. She seems to have lost some spark. She still should be good enough to beat Lohan by a KO
KOSARIN/LIVELY With Lively and Lawrence, lightweight is the only division is which the Academy is relevant. That said, Lively has lost four of her last five. Somehow Kosarin got matched with Lively. Lively is a lightweight who held the title last year. Kosarin is a bantam who has lost two of three and is four inches shorter. So how do you think this is going to turn out? Lively by a KO
L. COLLINS/E STONE This is Collins sixth conventional fight of the year and the third against an Emma. She has been successful winning five. Stone has lost seven of her last eight. I would say her future in the FCBA is dim after she loses another to Collins by a KO
SANTORO/PIETERSE Santoro is a promising bantam having won four of five this year and eight of ten in her career. Pieterse was never promising. She hasn’t fought this year after losing four of five last year. Santoro by a KO
REN/STEINFELD Ren is a lightweight on the verge of breaking into the top ten with a little pickup in competition. She is very active wining six of eight this year. Steinfeld is a bantam, who has lost four of five in her career. This is not exactly a good matchup. Ren by a KO
RATAJKOWSKI/DORMER Ratajkowski is numero uno on the Daily Mail No Talent Index. She can always find a camera when she has a minimum of clothing on. She took on some good talent early in her career which goes back to 2014. That didn’t work out too well so she went down the Who? category in which she has done quite well. Ratajkowski’s first fight and first loss was to Dormer in 2014. Since that time Dormer has had four fights and won only one. Ratajkowski will win by a TKO
LOVATO/JOHANSSON Lovato is having a good active year and is 5-1 in conventional fights against reasonably good talent. This will be Johansson’s first fight of the year. Last year, management thought it would be a good idea to put her in JMD That didn’t work out to well as she lost two of three JMD bouts and both her conventional fights. I think this spells a Lovato win by a KO
H. FERGUSON/RIGHETTI This is one of the top bouts on the card. We have Righetti ranked at two and Ferguson at three in the welters. Ferguson has a sensational 11-2 record in conventional fights. Righetti is four fights away from the Hall Of Fame. She lost a title fight to Upton in June and is 3-1 for the year. Most know I never bet against Righetti. Righetti by a KO
D. CAMPBELL/BRESLIN Campbell is having a great 2017 being 5-0 this year after going 4-1 last year. Except for C. Holt competition has been on the light side. This is Breslin’s second fight after winning a new blood fight. She doesn’t increase the level of competition. Campbell by a KO
M MOORE/LAWLEY The veteran Moore takes on Godzilla. So far Lawley has done well against also rans, but has lost to the two good fighters she faced. She got her head handed to her by Upton is July. Moore is unpredictable, but she does have that one punch power. She lost five straight over two years before winning both her bouts this year, the last win being over Michelle Ryan I would really like Moore win this bout, but I fear Lawley’s size is too much. Lawley by a KO
SCHERZINGER/A. GREENE This will be Scherzinger first fight of the year. She is on a five fight losing streak. Greene may not be a top flight bantam, but she did beat Spears in her last fight. I think she also dispose of Scherzinger by a KO
REFAELI/E GONZALEZ This is a lightweight title shot bout? Refaeli has a losing record. She is 2-1 for the year, but one of those wins was over a bantam. Gonzalez is 5-5 for her career and 1-1 for the year with her win also being over a bantam. If this is the best the FCBA can come up with for a title shot bout, the lightweights are in trouble. This makes the the “Tiffany Division” look like the “Tin” division. Refaeli will win
LIMA/GADOT An Ice Hotel bout. Is this serious? Lima is the lightweight champ and on a ten fight wins streak. Gadot lost her first three bouts, but scored a monumental win over the great Prejean. (Yeah sarcasm) This is nothing more than a stay busy fight. Lima will end it whenever she wants
M. FOX/SHAHI Foe the flyweight title. I am not definitely not a Fox fan after that hideous humiliation scene in the July PPV. She is on a eight fight win streak. Her opponent is a former champ who has lost two of her three fights this year. The two have fought once before with Shahi winning. Shahi will break the win streak and be the new flyweight champion
C. HOLT/VANCAMP For the bantam title. Holt lost all five of her fights last year. She got the title match by beating Dobrev and particularly Minka Kelly who she beat in the July PPV. This will be VanCamps third defense of her third title. She is 6-1 for the year with that loss coming to Minka Kelly, who she beat in July. I believe Holt is breaking off more than she can chew VanCamp retains the title
RHODA/UPTON For the Welter title. Rhoda has an sensational 12-1 record, earning the title shot with a win over Kloss in July. Upton’s career record is not nearly as good as Rhoda’s percentage wise, although with a great many more fights. Upton is 6-1 for the year this will be her second defense. Rhoda could well win this fight, but she has one serious problem. She’s brunette. Upton is blonde. You know what that means. Upton by a KO