Goodbye Strikeforce...It's about Damn time!!

Whats going on MMA Fans! This is "The MMA Asshole" Kurt Johnson. I have came to conclusion that I will 'try" and do at least two (2) MMA -related blogs per week to give my opinions on everything in the world of mixed martial arts!! I am still planning on having my sports-related radio show sometime, but it has been pushed back some. I will keep everyone updated on that!! Don't forget to follow me on facebook as well as twitter (Kurt's court). Now let get into this card! Before I run down the card, I am SO thankful (like most "smart" MMA fans that Strikeforce is leaving for good!! Whereas, CEO Scott Coker has provide some exciting fights for us, he has done alot more "WTF" matches!! He gamble on the "Almighty" Fedor and failed! (BTW. Fedor, how is the government in Russia doing for you these days?) Lets start with the Prelims fights: Pat Healy defeat Kurt Holobaugh (Common sense here) Roger Gracie defeat Anthony Smith (Better fight, but still common sense) Tim Kennedy defeat Trevor Smith (Why is a over-achiever like Kennedy on the Prelims?) Ryan Couture upset KJ Noons (Noons hasn't look impressive as of late) Now onto the main card: Catchweight Bout (194 lbs.) Ed "Short-Fuse: Herman vs. Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza Ed Herman comes into this fight as a late replacement for Lornez Larkin in this bout. Ed is coming in with a 20-8 record and fighting out of Team Quest. He has a black belt in BJJ and has very UN-DER-RATED knockout power as well! He has a record of 3-1-1 in his last five fights. Ronaldo Souza comes into this fight with a 16-3 record and is a member of the all in-famous 'Team Gayhouse" (run by Mr. Ed Bored-us) He has a 6-1 record in his last seven fights as well having a blackbelt in Judo & BJJ!! If Herman can keep this on the feet, than he will win this fight! Souza is much bigger and stronger than Herman is, but if this fight goes to the ground, than Herman is in trouble!! I am going to take the minior upset here and take Herman by Knockout in the 3rd round and this will also be fight of the night!! Lightweight Bout "The Dreamcatcher" Gegard Mousasi vs. Mike Kyle This should be a solid fight as well!! Gegard is coming with a 32-3 record. He has a 4-0-1 record in his last five fights (Draw against "The Dean of Mean"....YEA RIGHT...Keith Jardine in 2011) He is a well-rounded fighter with a great boxing background!! Mike Kyle has a MMA record of 19-8. He is fighting out of AKA. In his last four fights, he has a record of 2-1-1 (No thanks for Rafeal "Dumbass" Cavalcante for testing positive for a ban substance) I have grown to like Gegard Mousasi alot (Since MMA Mayhem's George Kennebrew introduce me to his ability). I am going to take Gegard my knockout in the 2nd round! Heavyweight Bout Josh Barnett vs. some Austria Guy Do I really have to preview this fight?? Granted, I am not the biggest Josh Barnett fan at all, but serious!! This is one of "WTF" fight that Scott Coker just put together at the last second!! I want to call this a No-Contest knowing Barnett's history of ban substances in his body, but I will give him this win...I guess!! Moving on!! Heavyweight Bout "The Black Fedor..(WAY BETTER THAN FEDOR) Daniel Cormier vs. "Solider" Dion Staring Daniel Cormier is one of the fighters that I have been watching since he debut as part of the Strikeforce:Challengers cards (alone with Tyrone Woodley) in the fall of 2009. Daniel Cormier has an undefeated record of 10-0 and fight out of AKA. He is a former Division 1 wrestler out of Oklahoma State. He has amzing stregnth and a wrestling background that can go pound-for-pound against anyone in the heavyweight divison. He has beaten 6 of his first 10 opponents in the 1st round. His last three fights were against over-the-hill Jeff Monsoon and Mr. under-achiever "Big Stiff" Silva! He had a great fight against Josh Barnett as well! Dion has a 28-7 and fights out of the most "Underrated" gym in MMA..The Blackzillians! He has won the last six fights, but against who??? absolutely no one (5 of them in the first round) He has amazing well-rounded skills and has a bright future, but this fights belong to Cormier! After this win, Cormier will go to the UFC, beat someone ass (like Roy Nelson) and get his title shot aginst the winner of Cain vs. Alistar!! Main Event of the Night Welterweight Title Bout Nate "The Great" Marquart vs. Tarec "Sponge" Saffiendine This has to be one of the WORST main event ever in Strikeforce history!! Nate Marquart has a MMA record of 32-10 and is fighting out of Jackson Submission Fighting (in New Mexico) He has a blackbelt in EVERYTHING!! (When I sat everything..I mean it) Just listen to to last 4 loses (Chael Sonnen, Yushin Okami, Thales Leites(when he was good), and Anderson Silva) There is NO shame in any of those fights! He did have to fight off some demons, but he is back and better than ever!! I have never been much of a Marquart fan, but the way he fought against top-ranked Tyrone "T-Wood" Woodley and knocked him out, that was UNBELIEVABLE!! Let's move on to Tarec! He has a 13-3 record and fighting out of Team Quest. His Biggest win to date (and I am shame to say it), but it was against Scott "Hand of Steel" Smith...Really? What an impressive win...NOT!! Tarec can't finish fights (last four have gone to decision) and he has NO knockout power what-so-ever!! I am taking Nate here by submission in the late 2nd Round. He will move on to the UFC and will be a force in the STACKED welterweight division! Those are my predictions for this Saturday Night Strikeforce Finale Card on showtime starting at 9pm eastern)!! Send me your thoughts and comments at kurtscourt@gmail.com or write a comment below!! BTW...One last thing...RIP Strikeforce (2006-2013) Thanks for the memories...NOT!! Until the Next MMA Blog!! "The MMA Asshole" Kurt Johnson