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Dynamite!! 2009 will be held in the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan on December 31, 2009. The event will include fight from the DREAM, Sengoku Raiden Championship, K-1, and K-1 World MAX organizations and will have the finals for the K-1 KOSHIEN 62 kg Class Tournament, The Final Four from the  K-1 World MAX 2009 World Championship Tournament Final, The Dream Super Hulk champion and  the K-1 KOSHIEN 2009 Champion.

5 Dimes has put out the online better odds for Dynamite!! 2009. Kid” Yamamoto who was once a top ten pound for pound fighter opens up at -425 versus Masanori Kanehara but the lines are pretty steep to wager on Yamamoto. A better bet would be to lay a MMA bet on Melvin Manhoef who comes in as the underdog versus Kazuo Misaki at +130. Manhoef has KO power and if he catches Misaki with a high leg kick it will be over. I like Manhoef to KO Misaki, so best a lot on the underdog.

Hayato Sakurai is he favorite in his fight with Akihiko Gono and his betting line at -215 is worth the price to lay a wager on. Gegard Mousasi   opened up with a -1350 MMA line versus Gary Goodridge  (+650 ). This is pretty much a sure thing and if I have a huge amount of money I would shell out the price to lay on Mousasi  since there is absolutely no way Goodridge  will win this fight. 

To view all Dynamite!! 2009 betting lines go 5 Dimes and place a bet.

Masanori Kanehara (SRC)  +320
Norifumi “Kid” Yamamoto (DREAM)  -425

Mizuto Hirota (SRC)  +285 
Shinya Aoki (DREAM)  -375

Kazuyuki Fujita (SRC)  +600
Alistair Overeem (DREAM)  -1050

Melvin Manhoef (DREAM)  +130  
Kazuo Misaki (SRC)  -160  

Kazunori Yokota (SRC)  +320  
Tatsuya Kawajiri (DREAM)  -425

Akihiko Gono (SRC)  +170
Hayato Sakurai (DREAM)  -215

Michihiro Omigawa (SRC)  -105 
Hiroyuki Takaya (DREAM)  -125 

Hiroshi Izumi (SRC)  +120 
Katsuyori Shibata (DREAM)  -150  

Jong Man Kim (SRC)  +160  
Hideo Tokoro (DREAM)  -195

Ikuhisa Minowa  +250  
Rameau Sokoudjou  -325

Hidehiko Yoshida  +210  
Satoshi Ishii  -270

Gary Goodridge  +650  
Gegard Mousasi  -1350  

Andy Souwer  +120  
Masato  -150 

Yosuke Nishijima  +325 Ray Sefo  -435

To see the full kickboxing and MMA card see full schedule below Official Fight Card (MMA)

DREAM Heavyweight bout:  Gary Goodridge vs.  Gegard Mousasi
DREAM vs SRC, Middleweight bout:  Melvin Manhoef vs.  Kazuo Misaki
DREAM vs SRC, Lightweight bout:  Shinya Aoki (DREAM Champion) vs.  Mizuto Hirota (SRC Champion)
DREAM vs SRC, Lightweight bout:  Tatsuya Kawajiri vs.  Kazunori Yokota
Sengoku Raiden Championship Heavyweight bout:  Satoshi Ishii vs.  Hidehiko Yoshida
DREAM vs SRC, Heavyweight bout:  Alistair Overeem vs.  Kazuyuki Fujita
DREAM vs SRC, Featherweight bout:  Norifumi Yamamoto vs.  Masanori Kanehara (SRC Champion)
DREAM vs SRC, Welterweight bout:  Hayato Sakurai vs.  Akihiro Gono
DREAM vs SRC, Heavyweight bout:  Katsuyori Shibata vs.  Hiroshi Izumi
DREAM vs SRC, Featherweight bout:  Hiroyuki Takaya vs.  Michihiro Omigawa
DREAM vs SRC, Featherweight bout:  Hideo Tokoro vs.  Jong Man Kim
DREAM Super Hulk Grand Prix 2009 Final:  Ikuhisa Minowa vs.  Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou

Official Fight Card (K-1)

K-1 MAX bout:  Masato vs.  Andy Souwer
K-1 Heavyweight bout:  Ray Sefo vs.  Yosuke Nishijima
K-1 KOSHIEN 62 kg Class Tournament Semi-Finals:  Shota Shimada vs.  Katsuki Ishida
K-1 KOSHIEN 62 kg Class Tournament Semi-Finals:  Hiroya vs.  Masaaki Noiri
K-1 KOSHIEN 62 kg Class Tournament Reserve Fight:  Tsukasa Fuji vs.  Tatuya Kusakabe
K-1 KOSHIEN 62 kg Class Tournament Final:  Hiroya/ Masaaki Noiri vs.  Shota Shimada/ Katsuki Ishida

To view all Dynamite!! 2009 betting lines go 5 Dimes and place a bet.

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Strikforce Evolution is this Saturday night and the online betting lines are out for this mixed martial arts event. There are few surprises in the sports betting lines. Once surprise is the is how wide the betting lines are for the Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza  and Matt Lindland  fight. I actually think Lindland should be the online betting favorite despite his brutal KO at the hands of Vitor Belfort at Affliction.

True MMA and jiujutsu lovers love Jacare who is a grappling wizard and is one of the best grapplers in the world. He has won such prestigious title like 2009 ADCC Super fight winner, 2008 Dream Middleweight GP runner up, 2004 Open weight World Jiu-Jitsu Champion, 2005 Openweight World Jiu-Jitsu Champion, 2005 ADCC 77-87KG Division winner and 2005 ADCC Absolute Division runner-up.

However, he still has to work on his stand up skills but with a 10 and 2 record he will draw some bets. Opening up at +220 is worth a small bet on Lindland who is not the greatest standup striker and is getting older.  If this goes to the ground look for a pretty good beating by Jacare but he is fighting a Olympic caliber wrestler. We saw how hard it was for Jacare to beat Randy Couture in a grappling match.  We think the lines should be much closer than people think but the smart money bet is still on Jacare.

Scott Smith has good hand but he will totally be confused with the awkward fighting skills of Cung Le . Smith will not be able to handle the kicks of Le and he will eventually get KO’ed. This bet is a no brainier but the fight will be very entertaining to watch. Look for Le to easier retain his Middleweight title.

The main event has former champion Gilbert Melendez taking on current champion Josh Thomson. The challenger opens up as a slight underdog at -110. He was surprised by Thomson in his first fight and I expect him to put on a better show for the once top ten pound for pound MMA fighter in the world. Take Melendez  to win a decision with a tougher work ethic in this fight. 

For all Strikeforce betting lines go to BetUS

Matt Lindland  +220 
Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza  -280 

Mike Whitehead  +405  
Muhammed Lawal  -560

Scott Smith  +270  
Cung Le  -360

Gilbert Melendez  -110
Josh Thomson  -120

All other main fights and preliminary fights include: Main Card

Middleweight bout:  Cung Le vs.  Scott Smith
Lightweight Championship bout:  Josh Thomson vs.  Gilbert Melendez 
Middleweight bout:  Ronaldo Souza vs.  Matt Lindland
Heavyweight bout:  Muhammed Lawal vs.  Mike Whitehead

Preliminary Card

Light Heavyweight bout:  Scott Lighty vs.  Antwain Britt
Lightweight bout:  Daisuke Nakamura vs.  Justin Wilcox
Featherweight bout:  Luis Mendoza vs.  Juan Nunez
Lightweight bout:  Alex Trevino vs.  Bobby Stack
Lightweight bout:  Alexander Crispim vs.  AJ Fonseca

For all Strikeforce betting lines go to BetUS

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You know a sport is popular when the prop bets start to increase. 5 Dimes has always put out UFC prop bets but for UFC 107 they have issued a lot more prop bets than normal. 5 Dime has been a leader in mixed martial arts betting but now they have just released their full sports book betting lines for UFC 107.

One fight worth betting is the Alan Belcher versus Wilson Gouveia fight. Belcher has vastly improved his game as he beat Denis Kang and narrowly lost to Yoshihiro Akiyama. Many people felt he won that fight. Belcher opens up at -105 while Gouveia is the favorite at -125. Gouveia has never been a hard trainer and he will be overwhelmed by the pressure Belcher will out on him. I say bet a lot on Belcher for the underdog victory. 

5 Dimes has also put over under betting for the first time. So now you can bet on totals as well as on the money line, in addition to parlays and prop bets.

If you have the money you can always bet a prop bet on the Florian/Guida fight not to be a draw. However, you will have shell out 15,000 dollars just to win 100 if the fight is not a draw.

If you read our matchup report we said Jon Fitch would beat Mike Pierce. That was before the lines were released.  Yes we still recommend that fight but we were hoping the lines would open up at -300 instead. If you have the money it is a good bet. A better bet is the Frank Mir fight. He is now at -200. When the lines first opened he was at -185. It is best to bet now since they might move even further by the time the fight rolls around.

In our BJ Penn versus Diego Sanchez handicapping report we liked the fight to go the distance and for Sanchez to win by decision. This is our recommended UFC prop bet for Sanchez wins by 5 round decision +451.

To see all the UFC 107 betting lines or wager on these fights go to 5 Dimes

Alan Belcher  -105 
Wilson Gouveia  -125

T.J. Grant  -135  
Kevin Burns  +105

Lucio Linhares  +260  
Rousimar Palhares  -350

Ricardo Funch  +320  
Johny Hendricks  -425

Shane Nelson  +260 
Matt Wiman  -350  

DaMarques Johnson  +210|
Edgar Garcia  -270

Paul Buentello  +105
Stefan Struve  -125

Buentello/Struve goes 3 round distance  +500 -Fight won’t go 3 round distance  -900 
Buentello wins inside distance  +109 - Not Buentello inside distance  -149 
Buentello wins by 3 round decision  +189 - Not Buentello by 3 round decision  -5660 
Struve wins inside distance  +108 - Not Struve inside distance  -148 
Struve wins by 3 round decision  +639  - Not Struve by 3 round decision  -1315  
Buentello/Struve draw  +8000 - Fight not a draw  -23000

Clay Guida  +180 Over 2½ -195 
Kenny Florian  -220 Under 2½ +160

Guida/Florian goes 3 round distance  -150 - Fight won’t go 3 round distance  +120  
Guida wins inside distance  +1034 - Not Guida inside distance  -1835 
Guida wins by 3 round decision  +244 - Not Guida by 3 round decision  -310 
Florian wins inside distance  +160 - Not Florian inside distance  -195 
Florian wins by 3 round decision  +203 - Not Florian by 3 round decision  -263 
Guida/Florian draw  +6000 - Fight not a draw  -15000
Guida wins in round 1  +2050 - Any other result  -5125 |
Guida wins in round 2  +2590 - Any other result  -6250 
Guida wins in round 3  +3300 - Any other result  -9000 
Florian wins in round 1  +410  - Any other result  -565 
Florian wins in round 2  +600 - Any other result  -1050 
Florian wins in round 3  +800  - Any other result  -1475 
Guida/Florian starts round 3  -235 - Fight won’t start round 3  +178 
Guida/Florian starts round 2  -469 - Fight won’t start round 2  +344  

Mike Pierce  +325 
Jon Fitch  -400

Pierce/Fitch goes 3 round distance  -190 - Fight won’t go 3 round distance  +150  
Pierce wins inside distance  +740 - Not Pierce inside distance  -1570 
Pierce wins by 3 round decision  +471 - Not Pierce by 3 round decision  -812 
Fitch wins inside distance  +204 - Not Fitch inside distance  -284 
Fitch wins by 3 round decision  -114 - Not Fitch by 3 round decision  -126  
Pierce/Fitch draw  +6500 - Any other result  -16500  

Cheick Kongo  +170 Over 1½ -115 
Frank Mir  -200 Under 1½ -115

Kongo/Mir goes 3 round distance  +280 - Fight won’t go 3 round distance  -370   
Kongo wins inside distance  +231 - Not Kongo inside distance  -291 
Kongo wins by 3 round decision  +936  -Not Kongo by 3 round decision  -1662 
Mir wins inside distance  -110 -Not Mir inside distance  -120  
Mir wins by 3 round decision  +437 -Not Mir by 3 round decision  -640  
Kongo/Mir draw  +7500 -Fight not a draw  -20000 
Kongo wins in round 1  +445 -Any other result  -660 
Kongo wins in round 2  +800 -Any other result  -1475
Kongo wins in round 3  +1400 - Any other result  -3050 
Mir wins in round 1  +280 -Any other result  -370
Mir wins in round 2  +400 - Any other result  -550 
Mir wins in round 3  +825 - Any other result  -1500 
Kongo/Mir starts round 3  +162 - Fight won’t start round 3  -198  
Kongo/Mir starts round 2  -172 - Fight won’t start round 2  +142

Diego Sanchez  +250 Over 2½ -115
BJ Penn  -300 Under 2½ -115

Sanchez/Penn goes 5 round distance  +210 - Fight won’t go 5 round distance  -270 
Sanchez wins inside distance  +573- Not Sanchez inside distance  -980  
Sanchez wins by 5 round decision  +451  - Not Sanchez by 5 round decision  -676
Penn wins inside distance  -160 - Not Penn inside distance  +130   
Penn wins by 5 round decision  +493 - Not Penn by 5 round decision  -780 
Sanchez/Penn draw  +7000 - Fight not a draw  -18500  
Sanchez wins in round 1  +1600 - Any other result  -4000
Sanchez wins in round 2  +2150 - Any other result  -5375  
Sanchez wins in round 3  +2600 - Any other result  -6400 
Sanchez wins in round 4  +3100 – Any other result  -8000 
Sanchez wins in round 5  +3590 - Any other result  -1000
B.J.Penn wins in round 1  +300 - Any other result  -390
B.J.Penn wins in round 2  +422 - Any other result  -595  
B.J.Penn wins in round 3  +600 - Any other result  -1050  
B.J.Penn wins in round 4  +1075 - Any other result  -1937  
B.J.Penn wins in round 5  +1700 - Any other result  -4250   
Sanchez/Penn starts round 5  +171 - Fight won’t start round 5  -216|
Sanchez/Penn starts round 4  +123 - Fight won’t start round 4  -153 
Sanchez/Penn starts round 3  -138- Fight won’t start round 3  +108
Sanchez/Penn starts round 2  -322 - Fight won’t start round 2  +249

To see all the UFC 107 betting lines or wager on these fights go to 5 Dimes

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The Ultimate Fighter 10 (TUF 10) online betting lines are out and there are a few surprises. Kimbo Slice opened up with a +210 on most sportsbooks.  Believe me the staff at fighting-mma.com think Kimbo is a HORRIBLE fighter BUT so is Houston Alexander. I guess the TUF show proved nothing to only strengthen Kimbo detractors.

However, Dana White wants to cash in the on the Kimbo craze and has handed picked a perfect fighter and made the fight tailored towards a Kimbo win. There is no fix but there the UFC is trying to give Kimbo as much of an advantage as they can for him to win. First they made the fight a catch weight at 215 pounds which means Kimbo doers not have to cut any weight and he will have more power fighting a light heavyweight.

It pains me to say it but bet a lot of money on a Kimbo win. No matter what someone is getting knocked out. I don’t think that will be a UFC prop bet offered by an sports book.

Another bet that is worth wagering on is for “Titties” Darrill Schoonover to beat James Mcsweeney. Mcsweeney proved nothing on the show. I was not impressed with his kicks especially his jumping kick which leaves him very off balance against better stronger  fighters. Darrill Schoonover has very good hands and will knock out Mcsweeney who is smaller and really should be fighting in the light heavyweight division.

Everyone will be looking at the Matt Mitrione +250 versus Marcus Jones -325 fight. Big Baby has very good grappling skills and will use his NFL experience to take Mitrione and sub him. Mitrione can strike but he needs to refine his striking more. Despite the fact Jones has a weak chin bet on Jones for a submission victory.

The main event has Matt Hamill +230 versus very heavy handed striker Jon Jones -270. Jones is a beast and has incredible striking while Hamill mostly relies on his wrestling. The difference is that Jones also has a background in wrestling. Look for a beating on Jones

So who will be the TUF 10 champ. Well it will be our fight from the start. Roy Nelson has experience, grappling and striking. He is a true MMA fighter and well rounded. That fact makes this bout all the more disappointing since there is no way a guy with four professional fights to his name should be fighting Nelson, a proven veteran of 17 bouts. Nelson has the chin to survive Schaub’s power and the mat game to exploit his still unpolished jiu-jitsu.

Nelson beat Frank Mir in a grappling match and will take this fight to the ground and use his belly to pin Brendan Schaub + down and ground and pound him out.

For all UFC TUF 10 go to 5 Dimes where they have the latest UFC betting lines and more UFC prop bets than any online sports book

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Dennis Hallman +190
John Howard -250

Rodney Wallace -115
Brian Stann -115

Joe Brammer +320
Mark Bocek -425

Jon Madsen +270
Justin Wren -360

Darrill Schoonover -115
James Mcsweeney -115

Kimbo Slice +210
Houston Alexander -270

Matt Veach +415
Frank Edgar -580

Matt Mitrione +250
Marcus Jones -325

Brendan Schaub +180
Roy Nelson -240

Matt Hamill +230
Jon Jones -270

Hamill/Jones goes 3 round distance +120

Fight won’t go 3 round distance -160

Hamill wins inside distance +437

Not Hamill inside distance -710

Hamill wins by 3 round decision +470

Not Hamill by 3 round decision -810

Jones wins inside distance +110

Not Jones inside distance -150

Jones wins by 3 round decision +225

Not Jones by 3 round decision -305

Hamill/Jones draw +7000

Fight not a draw -18500

Hamill wins in round 1 +945
Any other result -1685

Hamill wins in round 2 +1380
Any other result -2945

Hamill wins in round 3 +1650
Any other result -4125

Jones wins in round 1 +375
Any other result -515

Jones wins in round 2 +430
Any other result -625

Jones wins in round 3 +695
Any other result -1285

Hamill/Jones starts round 3 -133
Fight won’t start round 3 +113
Hamill/Jones starts round 2 -332
Fight won’t start round 2 +254

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