UFC 104 B/R Virtual Roundtable

As Mike Goldberg would probably say, "When the gauntlet has been thrown, you've got to answer the call, and open the door of opportunity knocking."

Well, I challenged E. Spencer Kyte to a little contest, and he gladly accepted .

The Rules: Pick the winner, method, and round.

One point for picking the correct winner, or three points for correctly predicting a draw. The correct winner must be picked for any additional point possibilities.

One point for picking the correct round.

One point for picking the correct method. Possible methods for scoring purposes are (t)KO, submission, or decision.

The Contestants:

Mitch Cicciarelli, Ken Foss, Robert Gardner, Ed J Pickle McNasty III, E Spencer Kyte, Darren Wong

There aren't a whole lot of big upsets, predicted, but McNasty, Foss, and Specer Kyte and his team of monkeys have all gone out on a limb to pick underdog Yoshiyuki Yoshida. I applaud them all for their bravery and admit that Yoshida probably doesn't deserve to be as big of an underdog as the betting line indicates.

Despite picking Johnson, I'm actually kind of cheering for Yoshida, especially after Johnson missed the weight cut by six pounds.

I won't be upset if I lose that fight prediction, as I feel confident in my other selections.

Spencer Kyte has also predicted a big upset by Ben Rothwell and is the only prognosticator to do so.

Meanwhile, Robert Gardner has made a statement by picking Shogun Rua, as well as the live underdog, Josh Neer.

The two fights that nobody can agree on are the Kimmons/Rivera fight, and the Al-Hassan/Kingsbury fight, although if Rivera can't win by knockout early, I do kind of expect Kimmons to get the submission.

Here are the final picks. Good luck to all participants.

Matt Randall was also going to enter picks, but I'll take his lack of picks as a sign of weakness.

The Undercard

Chase Gormley vs. Stefan Struve

Mitch Ciccarelli: Chase Gormley by second round TKO

Ken Foss: Chase Gormley over Stefan Struve via TKO R3

Robert Gardner: Stefan Struve – via dec.

E. Spencer Kyte: Chase Gormley over Stefan Struve (TKO R1)

Ed J Pickle McNasty III: Chase Gormley over Stefan Struve (TKO R1)

Darren Wong: Gormley by decision.

Razak Al-Hassan vs Kyle Kingsbury

Mitch Ciccarelli: Razak Al-Hassan by unanimous decision

Ken Foss: Kyle Kingsbury over Razak Al-Hassan via Split Decision

Robert Gardner: Kyle Kingsbury – via 2nd Rd. TKO

E. Spencer Kyte: Razak Al-Hassan over Kyle Kingsbury (TKO R2)

Ed J Pickle McNasty III: Razak Al-Hassan over Kyle Kingsbury (Submission R2)

Darren Wong: Razak Al-Hassan by round two submission

Rob Kimmons vs. Jorge Rivera

Mitch Ciccarelli: Jorge Rivera by second round TKO

Ken Foss: Rob Kimmons over Jorge Rivera via Submission R1

Robert Gardner: Rob Kimmons – via 3rd Rd. Sub.

E. Spencer Kyte: Jorge Rivera over Rob Kimmons (Submission R1)

Ed J Pickle McNasty III: Jorge Rivera over Rob Kimmons (Submission R1)

Darren Wong: Jorge Rivera by round one TKO

Yushin Okami vs. Chael Sonnen

Mitch Ciccarelli: Okami by unanimous decision

Ken Foss: Yushin Okami over Chael Sonnen via Submission R2

Robert Gardner: Yushin Okami – via dec.

E. Spencer Kyte: Yushin Okami over Chael Sonnen (Unanimous Decision)

Ed J Pickle McNasty III: Yushin Okami over Chael Sonnen (Submission R2)

Darren Wong: Yushin Okami over Sonnen by round three TKO

Patrick Barry vs. Antoni Hardonk

Mitch Ciccarelli: Antoni Hardonk by third round submission

Ken Foss: Antoni Hardonk over Pat Barry via Submission R1

Robert Gardner: Antoni Hardonk – via 2nd Rd. TKO

E. Spencer Kyte: Antoni Hardonk over Pat Barry (Submission R1)

Ed J Pickle McNasty III: Antoni Hardonk over Pat Barry (Unanimous Decision)

Darren Wong: Patrick Barry by decision

Ryan Bader vs. Eric Schafer

Mitch Ciccarelli: Ryan Bader by first round TKO

Ken Foss: Ryan Bader over Eric Schafer via TKO R3

Robert Gardner: Ryan Bader – via 1st Rd. TKO

E. Spencer Kyte: Ryan Bader over Eric Schafer (TKO R2)

Ed J Pickle McNasty III: Ryan Bader over Eric Schafer (TKO R1)

Darren Wong: Ryan Bader by round two KO

The Main Card on Page 2

The Main Card

Anthony Johnson vs. Yoshiyuki Yoshida

Mitch Ciccarelli: Anthony Johnson by first round TKO

Ken Foss: Yoshiyuki Yoshida over Anthony Johnson via Submission R1

Robert Gardner: Anthony Johnson – via 2nd Rd. TKO

E. Spencer Kyte: Yoshiyuki Yoshida over Anthony Johnson (Submission R2)

Ed J Pickle McNasty III: Yoshiyuki Yoshida over Anthony Johnson (Submission R2)

Darren Wong: Anthony Johnson by round two TKO

Spencer Fisher vs. Joe Stevenson

Mitch Ciccarelli: Joe Stevenson by second round submission

Ken Foss: Joe Stevenson over Spencer Fisher via Unanimous Decision

Robert Gardner: Joe Stevenson – via 2nd Rd. Sub.

E. Spencer Kyte: Joe Stevenson over Spencer Fisher (Unanimous Decision)

Ed J Pickle McNasty III: Joe Stevenson over Spencer Fisher (Submission R1)

Darren Wong: Joe Stevenson by round two submission

Josh Neer vs. Gleison Tibau

Mitch Ciccarelli: Gleison Tibau by unanimous decision

Ken Foss: Gleison Tibau over Josh Neer via Split Decision

Robert Gardner: Josh Neer – via dec.

E. Spencer Kyte: Joe Stevenson over Spencer Fisher (Unanimous Decision)

Ed J Pickle McNasty III: Gleison Tibau over Josh Neer (Submission R3)

Darren Wong: Gleison Tibau over Neer by decision

Ben Rothwell vs. Cain Velasquez

Mitch Ciccarelli: Cain Velasquez by unanimous decision

Ken Foss: Cain Velasquez over Ben Rothwell via Unanimous Decision

Robert Gardner: Cain Velasquez – via dec.

E. Spencer Kyte: Ben Rothwell over Cain Velasquez (TKO R2)

Ed J Pickle McNasty III: Cain Velasquez over Ben Rothwell (TKO R3)

Darren Wong: Cain Velasquez over Ben Rothwell by round two TKO

Lyoto Machida vs. Mauricio Rua

Mitch Ciccarelli: Lyoto Machida by second round TKO

Ken Foss: Lyoto Machida via Unanimous Decision

Robert Gardner: Mauricio Rua – 3rd Rd. TKO

E. Spencer Kyte: Lyoto Machida via TKO, Round Three

Ed J Pickle McNasty III: Lyoto Machida over Mauricio "Shogun" Rua (KO R5)

Darren Wong: Lyoto Machida over Rua by round 2 KO