My predictions are the exact same as Boone's. I suck at predictions so you are screwed Boone. lol
I pick Wand because I think he will land more efficient strikes and will be much quicker than most guys Fujita is used to fighting. I don't think Wanderlei will knock Fujita out, but I think he will do enough damage to win. I want Fujita to win, but it will take some good take downs and ground and pound to pull it out. His take downs didn't look so good in the Thompson fight.
I got Cro Cop over Yoshida because of his superior stand up and his sprawl that continues to improve. Yoshida has a submissions chance, but I don't see him keeping Cro Cop on the ground long enough to pull one off.
Hunter vs Barnett sucks for me because I am a fan of both fighters and they are probably my 2 favorite HW in Pride. I think this fight will be similar to Barnett's fight with Aleks. I see Barnett taking some shots in the stand up and eventually getting a take down and submitting Hunt. Hunt could definitely win with his superior striking, but Barnett can also take a shot. I don't really see him trying to go toe to toe with Hunt like TK did.
The Werdum/Nog match will be interesting. 2 BJJ experts going at it. I'm going with Nog because of his experience and his striking advantage. Werdum has looked much better in the striking area lately, but he can't match Nog in that area. It will be tough for either of these guys to pull of a submission on eachother, probably be a stalemate on the ground.
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