Bellator 72 Predictions

Dave’s Picks

Main Card

Karl Amoussou vs. Bryan Baker: This should be a good fight. It should be a fun fight with good action and technical grappling. I really like Bryan Baker and I think his massive size and high skill level with allow him to take this one but Amoussou will put up a good fight. = Baker by unanimous decision.

Rudy Bears vs. Paul Daley: Daley by TKO in round 1.

Emanuel Newton vs. Attila Vegh: Vegh by submission in round 2.

Tim Carpenter vs. Travis Wiuff: Wiuff by unanimous decision.

Waachiim Spiritwolf vs. Marius Zaromskis: Spiritwolf by KO in round 2.

Prelims

Ben Saunders vs. Brian Warren: Saunders by submission in round 3.

Chris Barnett vs. Tom Sauer: Sauer by unanimous decision.

Raul Amaya vs. Kenny Moss: Amaya by submission in round 1.

Matt McCook vs. Shanon Slack: Slack by unanimous decision.

Paul Barrow vs. Jason Carapelluci: Carapelluci by unanimous decision.

Ryan DeRocher vs. Julien Williams: DeRocher by unanimous decision.

Sam’s Picks

Main Card

Karl Amoussou vs. Bryan Baker: This fight has all the makes to be one of the best this year. They are both very aggressive, well-rounded fighters that love to try and knock out their opponents or submit them. Amoussou has a clear advantage on the ground but Baker is going to be much stronger than him as he was a strong middleweight. Strength is a big factor in submission defense. Also, Amoussou underwhelmed me in his last performance against Rickels, I scored it 28-28. Baker isn’t going to finish him, but he will win at least two of the three rounds = Baker by unanimous decision. 

Rudy Bears vs. Paul Daley: Daley by split decision.

Emanuel Newton vs. Attila Vegh: Vegh by 3^rd round submission.

Tim Carpenter vs. Travis Wiuff: Wiuff by unanimous decision.

Waachiim Spiritwolf vs. Marius Zaromskis: Spiritwolf by 3^rd round KO

Prelims

Ben Saunders vs. Brian Warren: Saunders by split decision.

Chris Barnett vs. Tom Sauer: Sauer by unanimous decision

Raul Amaya vs. Kenny Moss: Amaya by 2^nd round submission.

Matt McCook vs. Shanon Slack: Slack by unanimous decision.

Paul Barrow vs. Jason Carapelluci: Carapelluci by 3^rd round TKO.

Ryan DeRocher vs. Julien Williams: DeRocher by split decision.

Quick Picks: Bellator 67

Dave here! This is a great main card. I am a huge Ryan Ford fan. I met him last December in Toronto and he was a very cool guy. Ford fights like a shark. Also the fight between Baker and Saunders will be a fun filled battle between two of the biggest welterweights you will ever see. And the heavyweight fight will be a fun one too.

But let’s talk about Michael Chandler. That guy is top 5 in the world not currently in the UFC. He has looked near perfect in his Bellator run. His fight with Eddie Alvarez was one of the best of last year where he ended up finishing Eddie by rnc. Keep your eye out for Chandler. He will be at the top of the heap soon enough.

Sam’s Picks

Michael Chandler vs. Akihiro Gono = Chandler by unanimous decision.
Bryan Baker vs. Ben Saunders = Baker by 3rd round TKO.
Ryan Ford vs. Luis "Sapo" Santos = Ford by split decision.
Damian Grabowski vs. Dave Huckaba = Grabowski by 3rd round submission (choke).

Dave’s Picks

Michael Chandler vs. Akihiro Gono = Chandler by TKO in round 2.
Bryan Baker vs. Ben Saunders = Saunders by unanimous decision.
Ryan Ford vs. Luis "Sapo" Santos = Ford by unanimous decision.
Damian Grabowski vs. Dave Huckaba = Grabowski by unanimous decision.

Make sure you catch the prelims on Spike.com and the main card on MTV2!