StrikeForce Tournament Brackets Set — Almost

So they had the drawing to determine the StrikeForce tournament brackets for tonight. It's going to be: Yuki Sasaki vs Jorge Santiago Sasaki is…

By: Nate Wilcox | 16 years ago
StrikeForce Tournament Brackets Set — Almost
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So they had the drawing to determine the StrikeForce tournament brackets for tonight.

It’s going to be:

Yuki Sasaki vs Jorge Santiago
Sasaki is a typical Pancrase-bred fighter — as Karo Parisyan would say “he’s good at everything, not great at anything.” Santiago is the epitome of the American Top Team fighter — comes from a BJJ base but has some power standing — he can also be a bit of a brawler on the feet. I doubt either of these guys can get a submission and I don’t think Santiago is strong enough to over power Sasaki. This is too close to call.

and

Trevor Prangley vs Falaniko Vitale
Prangley is a powerful wrester and Vitale is best known as the guy that beat Matt Lindland when Lindland KO’d himself on a takedown. I think Vitale has a slim chance at getting a sub but otherwise I expect Prangley to win by GnP, TKO or decision, on his way to winning the whole thing.

The catch is that Yuki Sasaki has a “neurological issue that has to be cleared” before the show. So alternate Dennis Hallman might move up to fight Santiago. That would leave alternate #2 Sean Salmon ready to jump in but without a guaranteed fight.

I have to say this looks like a good show.

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Nate Wilcox
Nate Wilcox

Nate Wilcox is the founding editor of BloodyElbow.com. As such he has hired every editor and writer to work for the site. Wilcox’s writing for BE is known for its emphasis on MMA history, the evolution of fighting techniques and strong opinions. Wilcox developed the SBN MMA consensus rankings which were featured in USA Today from 2009 to 2011. Before founding BE, Wilcox was a political operative working for such figures as Senators John Kerry and Mark Warner and an early political blogger. He is the co-author of Netroots Rising, a history of the political blogosphere from 2003 to 2007. Wilcox also hosts the Let It Roll podcast on music history for the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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