Picking Michael Chandler Over Goiti Yamauchi (Bellator)
Michael Chandler (1.41) vs Goiti Yamauchi (3.25)
Yamauchi's jiu-jitsu is top notch. The question is can he take Chandler down to even have the chance to use it? My guess is no. As long as Chandler can keep this fight on the feet, he should be able to win a decision or maybe even TKO Yamauchi.
My pick is Michael Chandler.
(This fight is set to occur about 6 hours from now.)
Here's my MMA capping record so far:
| Date | Imaginary Stake | Sport | Bet | Odds | Result | Blog |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/01/2018 | 1 | UFC | Chandler | 1.41 | Pending | blog |
| 20/01/2018 | 1 | UFC | Sonnen | 2.55 | Pending | blog |
| 20/01/2018 | 1 | UFC | Lima | 2.90 | Pending | blog |
| 14/01/2018 | 1 | UFC | Stephens | 2.60 | 1.60 | blog |
| 14/01/2018 | 1 | UFC | Usman | 1.15 | 0.15 | blog |
| 30/12/2017 | 1 | UFC | Diakiese | 1.61 | -1.00 | blog |
| 30/12/2017 | 1 | UFC | Nurmagomedov | 1.38 | +0.38 | blog |
| 30/12/2017 | 1 | UFC | Holm | 3.90 | -1.00 | blog |
| 30/12/2017 | 1 | UFC | Rivera | 1.53 | Fight Cancelled | blog |
| 16/12/2017 | 1 | UFC | Cirkunov | 1.69 | -1.00 | blog |
| 16/12/2017 | 1 | UFC | Lawler | 1.89 | -1.00 | blog |
| 02/12/2017 | 1 | UFC | Holloway | 1.34 | +0.34 | blog |
| 02/12/2017 | 1 | UFC | Ngannou | 1.48 | +0.48 | blog |
Follow my picks at your own risk, I wrote "Imaginary stake" to disclose that I have zero real money riding on it.
Final result was Michael Chandler won via decision.
I got the pick right but the way the fight went wasn't what I expected. Chandler kept taking Yamauchi down for GnP and Yamauchi's JJ was largely ineffective the entire fight.
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