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Full UFC 96 online betting odds have been released by online sportsbook 5 Dimes

 
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As expected Rampage Jackson is a clear betting favorite but if you read our MMA handicapping report we believe that Jardine will win due to superior coaching and a good game plan.

One good underdog pick is for the Philippine Wrecking Machine Mark Munoz due to his far superior wresting skills over Matt Hamill. At +140 this is a good price to bet at

If you have 13000 to waste you can bet the fight not to be a draw. The 13000 is a UFC prop bet that you can make just to win 100. The prop bet I really like is for Jardine to win by 3 round decision which pays out +646

For us the biggest bet of the night is more out of principle for the UFC to put in quality fighters. Why is Matt Brown fighting in the UFC? Just because he was on the TUF reality show. He is one of the worst fighters with not real skills and one of the worst MMA camps under another UFC waste Jorge Gurgel. Out of principle we are betting huge on Pete Sell who will hopefully get rid of Matt Brown until he learns how to fight.

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Quinton “Rampage” Jackson (-320) vs. Keith “The Dean of Mean” Jardine (+260)

Shane Carwin (+155) vs Gabriel “Napão” Gonzaga (-175)

Matt “The Hammer” Hamill (-165) vs. Mark “The Philippine Wrecking Machine” Munoz (+135)

Pete “Drago” Sell (-140) vs. Matt “The Immortal” Brown (+100)

For all other UFC 96 betting lines check out the odds below by 5 Dimes

Michael Patt +440 
Brandon Vera -580

Jason Day +165 
Kendall Grove -190

Jason Britz +125 
Tim Boetsch -145

Shane Nelson +200
Aaron Riley -240

Ryan Madigan +270 
Tamdan McCrory -330

Jim Miller +150 
Gray Maynard -170

Miller/Maynard goes 3 round distance -145 
Fight won’t go 3 round distance +105

Mark Munoz +140 
Matt Hamill -160

Munoz/Hamill goes 3 round distance +170
Fight won’t go 3 round distance -230

Matt Brown +125 
Pete Sell -145 

Brown/Sell goes 3 round distance +170
Fight won’t go 3 round distance -230

Shane Carwin +145 
Gabriel Gonzaga -165

Carwin/Gonzaga goes 3 round distance +500 
Fight won’t go 3 round distance -900

Keith Jardine +260 
Quinton Jackson -320 

Jardine/Jackson goes 3 round distance +175
Fight won’t go 3 round distance -225
Jardine wins inside distance +646 
Not Jardine inside distance -1163 
Jardine wins by 3 rnd decision +442 
Not Jardine by 3 rnd decision -653 
Jackson wins inside distance -146
Not Jackson inside distance +116 
Jackson wins by 3 rnd decision +412
Not Jackson by 3 rnd decision -570 
Jardine/Jackson draw +7000 
Fight not a draw -13000 

K.Jardine wins in round 1 +1400
Any other result -2500 

K.Jardine wins in round 2 +1700 
Any other result -3400 

K.Jardine wins in round 3 +1500
Any other result -3000 

Q.Jackson wins in round 1 +330
Any other result -410 

Q.Jackson wins in round 2 +370
Any other result -465 

Q.Jackson wins in round 3 +420 
Any other result -535

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The DREAM 7 featherweight tournament is starting and online sportsbook bookmaker Bookmaker.com has just released the early online betting line for all first round matches.

The best bet is Bibiano Fernandes at -160. He gives good enough value asa he is fomer 5 time world jiujitus champion. At 3 and 2 his only loses came from the two top fighter sin the world at this weight class. Bibiano Fernandes won the MUNDIALS twice, was a 3 time Brazilian champion and 4 time State of Amazonas champion. His jiu-jitsu skills are some of the best in MMA at 135.

Also Abel Cullum give good value at -130 and he should use his power and aggression to beat Akiyo Nishiura.

Bets to stay away from at the -800 Shinya Aoki and -450 for Tatsuya Kawajiri. Their lines are too much to risk for little gain

For all handicapping preview of all first round matchups go to

http://www.fighting-mma.com/articles/2009/dream-7-featherweight-grand-prix.php

Dream 7 betting at Bookmaker.com

Atsushi Yamamoto +175 
Masakazu Imanari -215 

Micah Miller -110 
Yoshiro Maeda -120 

Takafumi Otsuka +130 
Bibiano Fernandes -160 

Akiyo Nishiura EV 
Abel Cullum -130 

DREAM-7 Non-tournament Bouts

David Gardiner +600 
Shinya Aoki -800 

Rosss Ebanez +370 
Tatsuya Kawajiri -450 

Daisuke Nakamura +155 
Mistuhiro Ishida -185

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BLOWING THROUGH STICKING POINTS

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I first truly realized how powerful drills can be about 15 years ago.

At that time I was I was teaching a self defense class.  I had a student of average size and strength with severely below-average punching power.  He was a chronic “arm-puncher,” which means he just couldn’t get his body behind his punches to make them powerful. I tried explaining how to use his body.  I tried showing him.

Nothing helped  

Finally I grabbed a heavy medicine ball and stood back-to-back with him.  From that position we passed the medicine ball around and around, first in one direction, then in the other.  To do this drill you really have to twist your upper body, which is quite similar to the movement required to punch properly.

A few minutes later, when I put the focus mitts on again, I was shocked at the difference in his punches. He finally started moving his body properly, and punch after punch thudded into the target.

His miracle cure was a single drill.

Sometimes you can have the same miracle cure for grappling problems.

If someone is having a rough time with a technique, it’s often because they’re having trouble with a certain aspect of the technique - a movement or transition that their body just doesn’t want to do (yet).   If this is the case, then isolating that movement and training it often goes a long way towards solving the problem.

Here’s a concrete grappling example.  Last year I wrote about a ’secret’ of the Half Guard, about destabilizing your opponent by bringing your knees up to your chest.  (If you don’t remember this tip, you can read it again at the url below.)

www.grapplearts.com/2008/05/half-guard-secret.htm

Some people have a hard time getting this movement - maybe it’s because bringing both knees up to one’s chest explosively is just not a ‘natural’ movement.

So here’s a simple solo drill that I’ve found helps people to understand this movement, and then later apply it in grappling

1 - First lie stretched out on your back, with your arms and legs extended in a straight line

2 - Then QUICKLY bring your knees to towards your chest and slap the bottom of your feet.

3 - Then recoil back to the starting position and repeat.

It’s a little bit harder than it sounds, so start with about 20 repetitions.  For maximum benefit keep the following points in mind

A - Pull your knees up to your chest EXPLOSIVELY.  This is NOT a slow leg-lift type of exercise.

B - Touch the bottoms of your feet with your hands to make sure that you’ve pulled your legs up far enough.

C - Remember what this is for; as you’re doing the exercise visualize trapping one of your opponent’s legs between your legs.  Imagine pulling him over you and getting underneath his center of gravity every time.

This movement resembles an abdominal exercise, but don’t let that fool you.  It’s true that it does challenge and strengthen your muscles, but that’s only a side benefit. It’s main purpose is to put a killer edge onto a very sports-specific movement.

Think about the sticking points in your techniques that bother you. Then find, modify or invent grappling drills to make that sticking point a thing of the past.

Stephan Kesting
www.grapplearts.com

P.S. Check out my blog tomorrow - I’ll post this tip AND add a few photos to illustrate the exact exercise I’m talking about.

P.P.S. There are several resources you can consult for more information on sports-specific exercises.  I put my favorite drills onto DVD a few years ago, and there are also some free BJJ drills online.  Check out both resources by going to

www.grapplearts.com/Grappling-Drills-Info.php

and/orwww.grapplearts.com/2007/08/online-grappling-drill-videos.htm

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