65 kg: Yianni Diakomihalis vs. Zain Retherford
Zain has to finish shots quickly. You give Yianni any time to scramble, and he turns your shot into his points. As much as I hate to say it...
Yianni in 3.
79 kg: Kyle Dake vs. Alex Dieringer
If Dake is healthy, Dake. If Dake isn't healthy, Dieringer. And, I wouldn't have said that prior to watching the Dake/Taylor Flo documentary. It actually made me like him. A little.
92 kg: J’den Cox vs. Bo Nickal
Here is what I've heard about Bo over the last five years...He shouldn't go 184, those guys will be too big for him. (26-1) He can't beat Gabe Dean, Gabe is just too big for him. (NC) Myles Martin has his number. (NC) He shouldn't go 197, those guys are too big for him. (30-0) Moore is too big for him. (Fall)
What I've learned from all of that: Never count Bo Nickal out. He very well might lose Saturday night, but until it happens, I've heard it, seen it, read about it too often to not think he has a fighter's chance.
Bo in 3.
125 kg: Nick Gwiazdowski vs. Gable Steveson
Please, please, please let Gwiz win it. And, do a jig in the middle of the match. And facemush him him at the end. That ain't Gwiz's style, but a man can dream, can't he?
Final X: Lincoln
June 15 at Devaney Center
57 kg: Daton Fix vs. Thomas Gilman
Fix. See Gwiz.
61 kg: Joe Colon vs. Tyler Graff
Colon.
70 kg: Ryan Deakin vs. James Green
Agree. Green gets it back from Deakin.
74 kg: Jordan Burroughs vs. Isaiah Martinez
I think we're in for one more World Championships and one more Olympic cycle of JB.
97 kg: Kyle Snyder vs. Kyven Gadson
Agree. All Snyder here.