UFC 110 results recap from last night for 'Nogueira vs Velasquez'
by MMAmania.com on Feb 21, 2010 12:35 AM EST
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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) last night (Feb. 20, 2010) pulled the trigger on its first-ever pay-per-view (PPV) event "Down Under" from the Acer Arena in Sydney, Australia.
In the main event of the evening, the legendary Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira took on up-and-comer Cain Velasquez in a heavyweight bout that pitted the experienced champion against the title hopeful.
It didn't last long.
Velasquez beat Nogueira to the punch and then unleashed a furious combination midway through the opening frame that dropped the virtually unstoppable "Minotauro" in his tracks. He followed him to the canvas and dropped three or four head bouncers just for good measure before the referee stepped in to rescue Nogueira.
Wow.
It happened so fast that Velasquez even seemed surprised with the result. Stunning. The former Arizona State University wrestling standout didn't even have to attempt a single a takedown to seal an absolutely enormous victory.
Can you see him now, Mr. Lesnar?
In the pre-fight interviews, Michael Bisping said he looked forward to the challenge of Wanderlei Silva coming out to knock his head off.
Bold words, considering Silva truly has earned the nickname "The Axe Murderer" throughout his illustrious career.
For the most part, Bisping avoided slinging punches with the Brazilian brawler, boxing him for pretty much the entire fight and attempting numerous takedowns that likely impressed the judges.
It was a super close fight heading into the last round, but Silva likely stole it with a barrage that put "The Count" down -- but not out -- with 10 seconds left on the clock.
Silva was clearly very pleased after the match with the win -- he needed it. Bisping, on the other hand, was obviously disappointed.
What a difference a few seconds can make.
Australian-born George Sotiropoulos came out to a hero's welcome for his lightweight showdown with Joe Stevenson. And the crowd roared and chanted behind him religiously the entire way in a fight that turned out to be an exciting back-and-forth ground war.
Stevenson just didn't seem to have any answers for the brilliant ground game of Sotiropoulos, whether he was working from the bottom or the top. Sotiropoulos was never in any trouble and he put Stevenson in several compromising positions.
The judges went on to reward Sotiropoulos for his performance with a resounding unanimous decision victory, which will likely catapult him into the 155-pound contender mix. Stevenson, meanwhile, a former number one contender, needs to head back to the drawing board.
Again.
Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 8 winner Ryan Bader looked to keep his perfect record intact in the biggest test of his professional career against the venerable Keith Jardine.
Bader's key to victory heading into the 205-pound showdown appeared to be leveraging his relentless wrestling attack to nullify the awkward -- albeit effective -- stand up of the "Dean of Mean."
The bad news for Bader is that for most of the fight, Jardine's takedown defense was on point. The good news for Bader is that it was a crushing left hook in the third round, not ground and pound, which put the exclamation point on an absolutely huge win for Arizona Combat Sports product.
Bader clipped Jardine in the center of the Octagon with a right that appeared to get him woozy, pounced with a glancing flying knee and then put him to sleep momentarily with a flush blow to the chin.
It was a beautiful combination, demonstrating that Bader is blooming into a complete (and dangerous) mixed martial artist ... fast.
Australia's own Anthony Perosh stepped up on just two days notice when Ben Rothwell came down with the flu, agreeing to take on the once feared striker and former Pride FC Open Weight Grand Prix Champion, Mirko Filipovic.
"The Hippo" vowed to submit the Croatian, which appeared to be his best strategy to pull off a win under the circumstances.
Unfortunately, each time Perosh tried to close the distance, Cro Cop would torch him with a left hand or hammer fists ... several.
But it wasn't the numerous left hands or hammer fists that did Perosh in -- it was one well-placed elbow in the second round that busted the Aussie wide open. He refused to quit, seeing the round through to the end even though he was bleeding like a stuck pig.
Between rounds, however, the ringside physicians made the decision for him, calling a halt to the action before the final frame could begin.
It's a much-needed win for Cro Cop. His movement and physical form looked better, too.
Not really sure where this puts him if anywhere, however -- he was facing are far less superior opponent. Nonetheless, it's a step in the right direction .... is he still a forced to be reckoned with in the heavyweight division?
That’s enough from us — now it’s your turn to discuss "Nogueira vs. Velasquez" in the comments section below. Sound off, Maniacs.
For complete UFC 110 results and detailed blow-by-blow commentary of the televised main card fights click here.
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nogueira who??
nogueira who??
Believe in the Power of One
yea cain is a beast.....
cant believe this guy has only 8 pro fights…
him and jds, thats what im ready for…..this guy stood and boxed with a hw known for being one of the best hw boxers in the game….anyone remember what the official time of the fight was???
was it under 3 minutes?
my dream fight would have to be Brock Lesnar vs Jake Shields...and before the fight theres a video of jake slapping brock's wife...then id like to see shields try to gay porn a win over brock using his butt sex merry-go-round tactics...the massacre that would take place would be the greatest thing ever televised...every limb jake has would look like corey hill's leg...god i hate jake shields
by HellaHectic on Feb 21, 2010 12:42 AM EST up reply actions
I take it back
For a while, I’ve been asking the Cain-iacs on here a simple rhetorical question, “What has Cain got against Brock? He’s a wrestler like Brock, but inferior to Brock in every way, so how could he hope to beat him?”
I guess Cain decided to answer my question himself. But I still don’t like him.
had I but died an hour before this chance!!!
Man, this is the worst night of my MMA life since GSP lost to Serra! I would gladly trade all my other correct predictions to have seen Nog beat Brown Pride. Alas how the mighty have fallen! Now the question that’s gonna keep me up all night is “Has Cain really added that much power to his punching, or has Nog lost his legendary chin once and for all?” The only HW that I though had any chance of beating Lesnar has fallen. There’s no longer anyone in contention that I give a rat’s ass about.
Excuse me while I go and mourn!
Nothing sucks harder than your posts...except for your mouth on men.
Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. Only enemies speak the truth.
-Stephen King
ziiiing you are a weird dude.
OD is incredibly handsome, coureagous and self sacrificing in his endeavour to educate me on MMA and evolve my primitive understanding of the sport; I salute you sir.
im just winding up sureenough during his voulnerable moment
i wanted nog to win so we could see the mir rematch, now the nog mir 2 match holds little interest unless carwin beats mir, looks like mirs win wasnt a fluke after all – or do we get a story from nogs camp about staf next week?
Nog vs CrCop rematch coming up next!!?
Paniczoo reincarnated.
by ziiiiing on Feb 21, 2010 1:47 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
whered you get these pics from bro?
"In Japan, the crowd is quiet, this one time I heard a cute girl fart in the second row." - Rampage Jackson
by Rampagelangford on Feb 21, 2010 2:25 AM EST up reply actions
anybody got a fork
I’ve got some major crow to eat after all the trash I’ve been talking about Cain not even belonging in the same ring with Nog. If you listed all the possible outcomes of this fight, I would have picked “UFO abduction” ahead of a Cain one-punch KO
Me, too. And I picked Cain to win.
Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. Only enemies speak the truth.
-Stephen King
yeah, me 2.
went 4/5 on this event. Should have known George was gonna win, Joe daddy is lacking real fighting instinct i knew right away that he was going to lose the way he came out like a moron smiling, he’s just a very systematic fighter without any real feel for what he’s doing, except his guillotines and stuff like that.
jardine – embarrassing performance, could u possibly be any more talentless standing? time to cut that guy.
come on maaayn.
Joe Daddy is not to blame for George's brilliance.
Joe is a very solid fighter with good instincts. If he weren’t he’d have been subbed in the first round. Sotiropoulos was brilliant and hungry and deserves full credit for beating a very game Stevenson.
Agreed that Joe Daddy has the wrong attitude for fighting, so much for him refinding his lost focus
And yet another classic quote on Jardine mate you have the best one-liners on here about your least favourite fighters.
Gutted for Big Nog, though I have been saying for a while that Cain was for real and I’m glad that he proved everything wrong. So much for him having no power and his technique looks better every fight, he proved that he is a big threat to Brock and if winning fights instead of talking shit earnt title fights then it would be him or JDS getting the next title fight and not those 2 big mouths.
I only got 1 pick right (not including Cro Cop as nobody who watches MMA would have picked Perosh) but what a pick to get right, looking forward to seeing frosnt’s new sig and pic.
"If I could change my name what would it be? Jesus"
Tito Ortiz (seriously...)
bah I deserved to win that one. Wandy won that in the last 10 seconds. hardly the beat down you predicted.
Anderson Silva is p4p the greatest fighter of all time, Fedor and GSP fear the mighty Spider
Wand was winning the fight anyway
By ending the rounds the way that he did he simply sealed the deal. A win’s a win anyway, I’ll take a UD win and a couple of bell saves.
"Personally, apart from the guillotine, and I got dropped in the third round, but apart from the guillotine attempt off the takedown in the second round, as far as round two, I really didn't have any offense come my way. I felt I clearly won those two rounds."
Michael Bisping talking nonsense as usual.
with you shonuff even though i've always been on the Cain hype since his 2nd fght.
I thought Nog had it in him for one last run ala the GP to Fedor but man, his reflexes were just too slow. This weekend has been rough, losing all my parlays, my favorite fighter of all time losing and probly being close to done(Igor V all over again), me and my roomate getting robbed, god damn i need more beers. For all my money Cain is definitely gonna bash up brock if they fight. Not even a question anymore. I thought Nog was the only threat to him due to his subs. Mir is a quitter once he gets hit so subs are not even a factor.
by NNR (formerly NameNotRequired) on Feb 21, 2010 2:11 AM EST up reply actions
Yep
I will have to stop calling Cain overrated but I will NEVER cheer for someone and with racist slogans spread across there chest.
by Edgecrusher71 on Feb 21, 2010 2:15 AM EST up reply actions
ditto
I still don’t like Cain, but I can’t call him overrated.
As for the tattoo, while I think it’s distasteful and racist, there IS a distinction to be made between having pride in your heritage and hating other races, so I think the Nazi and clan comparisons that many people make are unfair. I see nothing in Cain to indicate that he hates other races or would discriminate against someone different. That said, no one would tolerate someone with a tatoo that said “White Pride”, so it is a double standard.
racist slogans eh?
it’s not a racist slogan it’s his pride for his race and culture. what would make a “white pride” tattoo racist is the whole kkk thing mixed with the slavery thing…had that not have happened, no one would have an issue with it. ask someone who isn’t white if they have an issue with “brown pride” tattooed across someone’s chest.
people are proud to be american all the time. would you call that racist?
if you read my posts, you'll see
that I agree with you for the most part. I struggled with using that word “racist” because it implies more than I mean by it, as I tried to explain in the paragraph that followed, which you apparently did not read. Perhaps “racial” is a better word choice. I agree 100% with your point about why “white pride” is less acceptable and carries more negative implications. However, I think there are better ways of celebrating your heritage than tattooing race slogans on your chest. I do think whites are not the only ones who have a problem with his tattoo.
imo.
pride=love for who u are
power=raciest
I do a lot of jacking off, ya know, because I don’t get no women, so these arms are, like, humongously big. See it’s workout, and it’s pleasure.._" Charles Bennett
"He who fights and runs away lives to fight another day and looks like a ***** today." -Tank Abbott.
Actually
It is racist by definition. If you look at it as a continuum and if someone is completely non racist (which I know no one is) is the starting point of 0. To put another race down would be like going down lets say to a -5 but to have pride in one race even your own skin color puts you and your favorite race up to +5 you have still put yourself just as far above the person putting down a race. I hope that made sense but there is no doubt that putting someone down is the equivalent of putting yourself in higher esteem or above. It shouldn’t matter what race other than the human race!
by Edgecrusher71 on Feb 21, 2010 12:56 PM EST up reply actions
Oh, give it a fucking rest.
Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. Only enemies speak the truth.
-Stephen King
Where would you say that puts Bisping and Wandy now? there is so many guys in middleweight just make big fights with both. Bisping v Belcher or even better Bisping or W Silva vs Sonnen :)
WANDY RIP Bispings going to toy with you then destroy you
yea im ready to see wandy vs so many guys
i really want to see him and marquardt…that would be sick….or even bisping and marquardt….wandy/sonnen…although i think bisping/sonnen is a better match up since i think bisping has a better all around ground game…
but if i could pick one it would be wandy/nate
my dream fight would have to be Brock Lesnar vs Jake Shields...and before the fight theres a video of jake slapping brock's wife...then id like to see shields try to gay porn a win over brock using his butt sex merry-go-round tactics...the massacre that would take place would be the greatest thing ever televised...every limb jake has would look like corey hill's leg...god i hate jake shields
by HellaHectic on Feb 21, 2010 12:44 AM EST up reply actions
Wandy disappointed me tonight.
He promised that the Old Wandy was back and that he was gonna return to his old agressive style and keep his opponent backing up. But every time he got Bisping backed up to the wall, he faded back to the center. Wazzup with that? And his punching looked sloppier than every. We didn’t see the Old Wandy till the last 15 seconds of the fight. He could have done that in the first minute and KOd Bisping in rd 1. There’s absolutely no reason Wandy should let a guy like Bisping take him to a decision.
I was wondering why he didn’t come right after Bisping early like he did in that late flurry. He said from the beginning that he had no respect for Bisping’s power.
The weather is here, I wish you were beautiful
Because he developed respect for Bisping's TD's.
Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. Only enemies speak the truth.
-Stephen King
Bisping couldn’t keep him down. The only time Wandy was on his back for more than 3 seconds was when he had that guillotine.
The weather is here, I wish you were beautiful
Right. And why do you think Wand had the gilly ready for Bisping at the end of that sequence in RD 2?
Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. Only enemies speak the truth.
-Stephen King
Bisping's TD are so slow.
I was wondering why he didn’t knee him on the way down the whole time.
by NNR (formerly NameNotRequired) on Feb 21, 2010 2:12 AM EST up reply actions
why would either guy face Sonnen?
Sonnen is arguably lined up for a title shot. he’d be taking a step down fighting either one of these dudes.
My breakout fighter for this coming year: Terry Etim
Upset of the Year: John Hathaway over Diego Sanchez
not to mention wandy might destroy sonnen standing up LOL
guys wandy wanted another fotn award, that bonus beats the KO of the night bonus which he wouldnt have gotten because all but 1 of wandys fights in the ufc got fotn and it was the rampage fight…
hes gonna set records for that i was impressed with jardines jaw, he took a lot of clean ones before going down this time ;)
by randy murders on Feb 21, 2010 1:51 AM EST up reply actions
not if he fights like he did tonight.
If Wandy tries to fight Sonnen like he fought Bisping, he’ll spend the whole match on his back. Wandy needs to turn it up several notches if he wants to be the world-beater he once was. You can’t be as sloppy a puncher as he is and expect to win unless you’re throwing leather like a hurricane. His new slow cautious style doesn’t work for him at all.
Wow who saw that coming? Cain still isn’t a good striker, though. Nog has about the head movement of a pole.
"Matt Hughes and his brother used to pound each other out behind the barn."
-The legendary Mike Goldberg
Soon as
I saw nog totally miss cain’s head on the second exchange I knew it was over.
"One should always be cold minded and remember that a ridiculous incident may occur any time."
by At Least On Paper on Feb 21, 2010 12:53 AM EST up reply actions
Frosnt1 - Congrats on the bitter post of the year. Buy some tissues for your tears.
Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. Only enemies speak the truth.
-Stephen King
You lost the faith OJ, you lost the faith..
How’d you go with Bisping????!?
"Wanderlei Silva; hallowed be thy name." - Genesis 50:27
by O damn he got caught on Feb 21, 2010 12:58 AM EST up reply actions
Dude, I am glad that I lost that one. Wand is back!!!
Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. Only enemies speak the truth.
-Stephen King
But I had Cain!!!!!
Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. Only enemies speak the truth.
-Stephen King
LOL
poor Nog; Cain’s hands looked a lot better in this fight.
"Wanderlei Silva; hallowed be thy name." - Genesis 50:27
by O damn he got caught on Feb 21, 2010 1:06 AM EST up reply actions
3 out of 4. Not bad.
Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. Only enemies speak the truth.
-Stephen King
I got ONE right
Wand came through for me lol
"Wanderlei Silva; hallowed be thy name." - Genesis 50:27
by O damn he got caught on Feb 21, 2010 1:08 AM EST up reply actions
Yeah he had me nervous until that knock down in the 3rd.
Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. Only enemies speak the truth.
-Stephen King
It was close..
Wand threw him off I think by being more patient and picking his spots; good flurries at the end of each round. He looks good at 185, I’m happy with it, Bisping’s no joke, I do think Wand could go back to being a little more aggressive though, he almost put Bisping away if it wasn’t for the bell at the end of rd 3.
"Wanderlei Silva; hallowed be thy name." - Genesis 50:27
by O damn he got caught on Feb 21, 2010 1:10 AM EST up reply actions
Shit, Wand had him choked out in RD 2 if there was more time left. Good victory for Wand.
Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. Only enemies speak the truth.
-Stephen King
Good victory, good fight.
OD is incredibly handsome, coureagous and self sacrificing in his endeavour to educate me on MMA and evolve my primitive understanding of the sport; I salute you sir.
I got two right
OD is incredibly handsome, coureagous and self sacrificing in his endeavour to educate me on MMA and evolve my primitive understanding of the sport; I salute you sir.
i'm in yer 1 pick club,only bader for me :p
by tap or snap bons on Feb 21, 2010 1:09 AM EST up reply actions
same. Never bet on Jardine that guy blows.
Anderson Silva is p4p the greatest fighter of all time, Fedor and GSP fear the mighty Spider
Yeah I regret that pick
He was looking good and I thought that he’d be easy money as an underdog, though once again his glass chin and poor striking defence cost him.
"Personally, apart from the guillotine, and I got dropped in the third round, but apart from the guillotine attempt off the takedown in the second round, as far as round two, I really didn't have any offense come my way. I felt I clearly won those two rounds."
Michael Bisping talking nonsense as usual.
damn
1 out of 4 for me! Shit. Only had Wandy! But LMFAO with your bitter post of the year comment OJR!
Ha ha ha. Yeah, that poster and Lester were talking shit about Latinos and blacks in some fan posts. He deserved it.
Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. Only enemies speak the truth.
-Stephen King
Absolutely. He made Wand sweat it out. I was impressed by BOTH fighters.
Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. Only enemies speak the truth.
-Stephen King
I actually thought Bisping won the fight….it was close and i wouldn’t say it was a terrible decision…..i thought Bisping landed more shots, but Wand definitely had more power. I think that knockdown at the end really sealed the deal for him.
Brown Pride >The Nogfather
how?
Rd 1- 10-10/10-9 Bisping Only debatable rd IMO. 10-9 Wand
Rd 2
Rd 3- 10-9 Wand after he drops him in the last 10 secs. Yes Bisping was winning the round but getting clipped and almost finished = you lose the round
by NNR (formerly NameNotRequired) on Feb 21, 2010 2:17 AM EST up reply actions
we should also add that it's "effective" striking
Bisping had no intention whatsoever of finishing Wand with his punches, he didn’t commit to one single punch in the last two rounds and Wand just walked right through him finally in the end and got a well deserved decision.
come on maaayn.
Exactly
Anyone who says that Bisping won didn’t watch the fight, 29-28 was the correct scoring.
"If I could change my name what would it be? Jesus"
Tito Ortiz (seriously...)
It is a shame...
That Wandy didn’t try to steal the rounds with 20 or 30 seconds of rd one and 3. He could have finished him if he had an extra 10 seconds in the 3rd. Wandy was mos def the aggressor and Bisping backing up a good portion of the fight. If a fighter gets immediatly back up from a takedown like Wandy did, do you think the judges still weigh in on them so heavily? I also can’t figure out why Wandy didn’t try to connect with a knee during some of those takedown attempts, they seemed like slo-mo replays of a takedown.
While I am still not a fan of Bisping, he has improved his game, but I think doesn’t have the chin to stand with anyone in the top 10. He has good recovery, but has gotten stunned and dropped against most of his real comp. I would like to see him against Belcher or maybe he could be Cote’s comeback fight. I think against Cote, I could see him get ko’d again.
Goldberg: Big Fist to the Thigh!
Rogan: I have never seen a hammer fist to the thigh before!"
Bisping never threatened Wandy, but Wandy was about 5 seconds or less away from finishing Bisping in both the second and third rounds. I had it 29-28 Wandy too.
The weather is here, I wish you were beautiful
that guillotine was never gonna be finished. He’d already lasted in it for like 10 seconds after that it only gets easier.
Anderson Silva is p4p the greatest fighter of all time, Fedor and GSP fear the mighty Spider
Agreed that the guillotine wouldn't have finished him
Rogan made that pretty clear that you don’t finish an arm-in guillotine that way. However he was very close to getting the stoppage in the third round, Bisping was done and another landed punch would have ended the fight before it went the distance.
"Personally, apart from the guillotine, and I got dropped in the third round, but apart from the guillotine attempt off the takedown in the second round, as far as round two, I really didn't have any offense come my way. I felt I clearly won those two rounds."
Michael Bisping talking nonsense as usual.
Cote's fighting Belcher next, though I agree that Bisping should face one of them once they've fought
Takedowns should only count if nothing else happens or if the fighter on top is able to do something. The only effective takedowns that Bisping landed were in the first round so they shouldn’t have been a factor in the latter 2 rounds, as Wand was either able to get straight back up or apply a submission.
"Personally, apart from the guillotine, and I got dropped in the third round, but apart from the guillotine attempt off the takedown in the second round, as far as round two, I really didn't have any offense come my way. I felt I clearly won those two rounds."
Michael Bisping talking nonsense as usual.
I had bisping winning the 2nd round as well, but we’re talking razor thin…..i don’t really care for either fighter so i was looking at it objectively. Again, i was leaning toward Bisping, and wouldn’t at all say it was a bad decision.
Brown Pride >The Nogfather
KG12, I was looking for you all morning =)
Not only did you make me and several others eat their words re: Cain, I believe you did say he would man handle Nog, correct? You called it and now I am eating it! Good call, I did not picture that fight going down like that at all. Cain was so quick, crisp, and technical in the delivery of his hands. How the hell did he improve his striking that much in one camp? While my heart breaks for my favorite HW, Big Nog, I wonder where that leaves Cain in the HW Division. I don’t believe he has what it takes to get in the cage with Brock yet, (mainly because he gives so much up in size), but I wonder how he would fair against Mir(much more improved hands and size) and Carwin(with his size and the power he has in his one two). I think he will be giving up to much size against them as well, to truly compete, but I won’t ever count him out again unless he is in the cage with Brock (who I just think is to big, fast, and strong) for most HW at the moment. Once again, Great call and enjoy your win, while we mourn the falling of a legend =(
Goldberg: Big Fist to the Thigh!
Rogan: I have never seen a hammer fist to the thigh before!"
Thanks Monkey. It’s not often that I take such an insistent stance on a fighter, but i’ve been down with Cain since day 1, as i feel this guy is a special talent…..plus i’m a norcal guy. I agree that Brock will pose a problem for Cain, but this also proves that Cain is anything but one-dimensional, and Brock hasn’t blown me away with his striking yet….but is that because his striking sucks, or because he hasn’t had to show it yet? Time will tell. I see JDS being the next guy for Cain, and I think Cain is going to run over him as well. It’s gonna be fun watching this dude work his way thru the division. Anyhow, i appreciate the acknowledgement, and i’m sure we haven’t seen the last of Big Nog.
Brown Pride >The Nogfather
baha love it
"In Japan, the crowd is quiet, this one time I heard a cute girl fart in the second row." - Rampage Jackson
by Rampagelangford on Feb 21, 2010 1:06 AM EST up reply actions
Change your pic and sig mate
"If I could change my name what would it be? Jesus"
Tito Ortiz (seriously...)
I’m very bitter about this. We shoulda bet on Jardine Bader…my only right pick of the night. That was a close fight, though. You owe me a chance at redemption. Tell ya what, I’ll tkae GSP over Dan Hardy lol!!
Anderson Silva is p4p the greatest fighter of all time, Fedor and GSP fear the mighty Spider
Lol I'm a big Dan Hardy fan and I wouldn't touch that bet with a bargepole
I might put a pound on him as he’s a huge underdog but there’s no way that he’s going to win. And I wasn’t as confident in Jardine as I was in Wand, with Keith there’s always the chance of him getting KO’d by a heavy puncher whilst this was the perfect opponent for Wand. Sexyama is another good opponent for him in my opinion. Who’ve you got for Bones-Vera and JDS-Gonzaga? I think that Bones and JDS are both locks.
"Personally, apart from the guillotine, and I got dropped in the third round, but apart from the guillotine attempt off the takedown in the second round, as far as round two, I really didn't have any offense come my way. I felt I clearly won those two rounds."
Michael Bisping talking nonsense as usual.
just had to brag...5 outta 5 on my fight picks, that means im better than u. na na boo boo
by thesickness on Feb 21, 2010 12:47 AM EST up reply actions
i went 3-2
but i cant really count the cro cop one since the guy took the fight on 2 or 3 days notice…so im gonna make it 2-2
i was certain joe would win the fight, but i shouldnt be so suprised about jardine getting his face bashed in when i picked him…
knew bonner would get his shit busted….and i was one of the very few people who picked cain
my dream fight would have to be Brock Lesnar vs Jake Shields...and before the fight theres a video of jake slapping brock's wife...then id like to see shields try to gay porn a win over brock using his butt sex merry-go-round tactics...the massacre that would take place would be the greatest thing ever televised...every limb jake has would look like corey hill's leg...god i hate jake shields
by HellaHectic on Feb 21, 2010 12:49 AM EST up reply actions
You must be in another pool. It was the best out of 4. You have some good weed.
Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. Only enemies speak the truth.
-Stephen King
haha no i wasnt in a pool
it was between me and a friend…..we bet our bartab on who did the best in our picks, i rarely ever bet on websites…basically cause i dont know how….normally i just give money to a friend of mine who bets online and he does my betting for me…
yea im ignorant when it comes to online betting, never did it before, dont understand how to do it or even what site to go to…i need a tutorial or some shit…but this time i didnt give the dude any money to bet for me, so i betted bartabs with my boy and lost, he went 5 for 5…fucking asshole…
if anyone has a link to show me where to learn all the betting shit then feel free to link me…i pretty much know everything there is to know cause im that damn smart…except online betting and pools and shit
my dream fight would have to be Brock Lesnar vs Jake Shields...and before the fight theres a video of jake slapping brock's wife...then id like to see shields try to gay porn a win over brock using his butt sex merry-go-round tactics...the massacre that would take place would be the greatest thing ever televised...every limb jake has would look like corey hill's leg...god i hate jake shields
Are you beating me now?
I should never have cheered you on.
OD is incredibly handsome, coureagous and self sacrificing in his endeavour to educate me on MMA and evolve my primitive understanding of the sport; I salute you sir.
I got two right tonight, have no idea what I had before tonight.
OD is incredibly handsome, coureagous and self sacrificing in his endeavour to educate me on MMA and evolve my primitive understanding of the sport; I salute you sir.
I will cheer for you, and probably start copying some of your picks.
OD is incredibly handsome, coureagous and self sacrificing in his endeavour to educate me on MMA and evolve my primitive understanding of the sport; I salute you sir.
I got killed. I think Bader saved me from a goose egg. Fucking brown pride.
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Hahaha. Shit happens, man. Plenty of events to catch up.
Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. Only enemies speak the truth.
-Stephen King
Haaahaaa!!! Wut U Cain h8rs gotta say now?! He's not legit till he fights Brock ?!
Wut U think bout Cains lay n pray Pdub?! I know U still don’t think cains legit & he has marshmelow punches. C*mon I luv Big nog he’s 1 of my all time favs, but like I said a long time ago Cain is the real deal! Bisping lucked out each round . I give h props fir going the distance with Wand tho. War Wand!!!
by d*locc on Feb 21, 2010 12:48 AM EST via mobile reply actions
Love it!!!
I don’t see how anyone can doubt Cain after that, but i’m sure they’ll be one reason or another…..Nog never had a chance in that fight….he’s the man, and i don’t think he’s done yet, but Cain is an absolute wrecking machine. He’ll be more than a handful for Lesnar, and i feel sorry for the poor bastard that has to fight him next. WAR CAIN!!!
Brown Pride >The Nogfather
i'll say it
he looked good tonight, still think he needs to beat a few more name guys before getting a title shot
The dude is only 27 and doesn’t seem fixated on the belt….He’s only concerned with his next fight, so bring em on…..I can’t think of any HW’s that can deal with this guy right now, besides Lesnar. Mir? Carwin? Bring em on!!!
Brown Pride >The Nogfather
mir
i think mir would be a good fight for can , he looked good his last fight aswell
Cain looked better than I thought he would
Nog is done, been saying it for months.
OD is incredibly handsome, coureagous and self sacrificing in his endeavour to educate me on MMA and evolve my primitive understanding of the sport; I salute you sir.
Jay looks like a prophet. Also, too many years of Nog taking abuse in his wars. That "defense" catches up with you. Not a shocker for me.
Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. Only enemies speak the truth.
-Stephen King
Everyone had to see it coming. The love for Nog has caused a lot of people to live in denial, but the signs were all there, you guys ignored them for too long.
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Not me, buddy. My blind love is for CC. ;P
Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. Only enemies speak the truth.
-Stephen King
same for wand.
put him against a good boxer he’ll be put to sleep, bispings not even that gooda striker and he still caught him several times
"In Japan, the crowd is quiet, this one time I heard a cute girl fart in the second row." - Rampage Jackson
by Rampagelangford on Feb 21, 2010 1:23 AM EST up reply actions
Agree
I wasn’t impressed with Wand or Bisping. Bisping will lose a lot of fights in the same way he did tonight. No power and mediocre ground skills=a lot of long nights.
OD is incredibly handsome, coureagous and self sacrificing in his endeavour to educate me on MMA and evolve my primitive understanding of the sport; I salute you sir.
I love Bisping but I can see him becoming a gatekeeper for the middleweight division! Technically, he’s a very good kickboxer, but there’s only a select few of us who are born with power (I dont mean ‘us’ as including me, haha). You look at the top guys in every division and they all have a stand-out characteristic, which they excel at, whereas Bisping is just solid all round (but not Nate Marquardt solid).
Thought Bisping took rounds 1 + 2 to be fair to him, but its clear why Wand got the nod.
Absolutely devastated by Nog losing like that. I did pick Velasquez but not in that fashion. Didn’t even watch a replay, just turned it off.
"I tear every chicken up...Lets not go into that" (Bas Rutten)
Everybody fell for Nog’s last performance, which was dominating…..but consider who it was against…..Couture is on the downslope even worse than Nog. I love both guys, but they’re close to being completely done…..gotta make way for the young lions.
Brown Pride >The Nogfather
Not done...
He is 4-2 in his last six and one of them was because of staph the other because Cain is really awesome.
Nog isn’t done by a long shot.
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If I had given Cain ANY credit before this fight, it would have been an easy pick.
Cain hit a lot harder than I gave him credit for.
OD is incredibly handsome, coureagous and self sacrificing in his endeavour to educate me on MMA and evolve my primitive understanding of the sport; I salute you sir.
Yeah, but NOBODY expected him to KO Nog. I thought he would decision him and tire him out.
Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. Only enemies speak the truth.
-Stephen King
I thought that was his only chance too.
And I couldn’t see him LnP’ing his way to victory, so I thought Nog would win.
OD is incredibly handsome, coureagous and self sacrificing in his endeavour to educate me on MMA and evolve my primitive understanding of the sport; I salute you sir.
Come on jay U have 2 give Cain his props!
Just cuz Cain finished him duznt mean he is done! Cain is legit & he has power! If U still doubt Cain after this fight it other reason besides his fighting ability !
by d*locc on Feb 21, 2010 4:32 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
HAHAHAHAHa
GO Cain big nog is done he should retire!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cain is coming.
Speed kills. Cain will be the next dominate HW champ.
Watch for it.
War wand.
"One should always be cold minded and remember that a ridiculous incident may occur any time."
by At Least On Paper on Feb 21, 2010 12:52 AM EST reply actions
i agree in that Cain looked good and the win was huge but....
Nogs head movement isn’t there. Anyone who saw the way he moved could tell he looked like an old man. None the less, Cain blew me away and I can’t wait to see JDS knock him out hopefully.
George looked great and can’t wait to see his next fight. Brilliant ground game.
Wandy looked a little tired and hesitant at times, but he got the W. He should have let his hands go more and he would have dropped Bisping early I think.
Good night of fights! I was pleased although I’m sad for Nog
by fightfan51 on Feb 21, 2010 12:52 AM EST via mobile reply actions
JDS will not beat cain no way.
Cain will anihalate JDS he will just take him down and pound on him till ko;s him
You never know...
But that is a fight I would love to see. I wouldn’t mind seeing Cain face the Carwin/Mir loser or Gonzaga if he beats JDS although it might be considered a step down at this point.
by fightfan51 on Feb 21, 2010 1:09 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
either way
whatever happens its clear cain has the tools to keep it standing or on the ground. do people realise he is the first person to KO a ‘healthy’ nog considering the mir fight he had staph..
"In Japan, the crowd is quiet, this one time I heard a cute girl fart in the second row." - Rampage Jackson
by Rampagelangford on Feb 21, 2010 1:11 AM EST up reply actions
i do realize that
And I was damn impressed. He looked great. All I really said in my first post is that I would like to see him and JDS go at it.
And I am aware that Cain has the tools to control JDS, but Juniors grounf game is a complete mystery and his striking is top notch. I just want to see it, that’s all lol
by fightfan51 on Feb 21, 2010 1:15 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
id agree with you itd be an awesome fight to watch
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by Rampagelangford on Feb 21, 2010 1:20 AM EST up reply actions
Hey David WS ! Who did I bet on the Wand vs bisping fight?!
I can’t w8 to see the pic u got for him ! Lol =D War Wand!!!
by d*locc on Feb 21, 2010 12:54 AM EST via mobile reply actions
I bet frosnt, I expect to see this in everyone of his posts for the next month
“Anderson Silva is p4p the greatest fighter of all time, Fedor and GSP fear the mighty Spider”
Tony also lost to puck head.
"If I could change my name what would it be? Jesus"
Tito Ortiz (seriously...)
MANIA POST FIGHT PRESS CONFERENCE, DO IT
"Wanderlei Silva; hallowed be thy name." - Genesis 50:27
by O damn he got caught on Feb 21, 2010 12:55 AM EST reply actions
Hopefully
Now people can stop talking about the old timers like they are still legit contenders.
Nog, Couture, Coleman, Liddel… please stop taking spots away from the current fighters.
"Why am I here? Why does my mind have wings? Why do blue midgets hit me with fish?!" - The Tick
:)
I was a fool to think Bisping had any chance against the Axe Murderer, and even more foolish to bet agaisnt the great Puck Head.
post conference how long?
I was a fool to think Bisping had any chance against the Axe Murderer, and even more foolish to bet agaisnt the great Puck Head.
Iono I'm tryin to find a place to watch it
"Wanderlei Silva; hallowed be thy name." - Genesis 50:27
by O damn he got caught on Feb 21, 2010 1:00 AM EST up reply actions
am i the only one unimperred with wand
I thought bisping fought scared and wand should have ended it way early, just a few breif flurries from wand, couple takedowns from bisping and the rest was a snooze. I love wand, maybe I was expecting too much and I know the weight cut was tough, but I don’t feel any more confident in wand after that fight.
Thank god for george or I would have lost big.
Mad props to Cain hope he gets JDS then a title shot if he wins.
Bas Rutten: He has a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.
Stephen Quadros: Yes, well many of the fighters
have a black belt.
Bas Rutten: Yes, but in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu you cant
buy your belt like in say, Tae Kwon Do.
Stephen Quadros: Do you have any belts?
Bas Rutten: I have a brown belt in Tae Kwon Do.
by DrewMoney$$$ on Feb 21, 2010 1:05 AM EST via mobile reply actions
*unimpressed
Jesus I can’t spell on this blackberry after a few drinks…
Bas Rutten: He has a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.
Stephen Quadros: Yes, well many of the fighters
have a black belt.
Bas Rutten: Yes, but in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu you cant
buy your belt like in say, Tae Kwon Do.
Stephen Quadros: Do you have any belts?
Bas Rutten: I have a brown belt in Tae Kwon Do.
by DrewMoney$$$ on Feb 21, 2010 1:06 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Honestly,before the bisping knock down,what score did you have it?
With 15 seconds to go I had it 28-28,then boom,Wandi won it just like Rampage against Jardine.
by tap or snap bons on Feb 21, 2010 1:07 AM EST reply actions
i had bisping winning the first, 2nd was harder to call but i cant argue with wand taking it
Bas Rutten: He has a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.
Stephen Quadros: Yes, well many of the fighters
have a black belt.
Bas Rutten: Yes, but in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu you cant
buy your belt like in say, Tae Kwon Do.
Stephen Quadros: Do you have any belts?
Bas Rutten: I have a brown belt in Tae Kwon Do.
by DrewMoney$$$ on Feb 21, 2010 1:13 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
I gave the first to Bisping and even without the late flurries gave the second and third to Wand
He is a master at finishing rounds, not only did he look impressive at the end to seal the deal but he almost finished Bisping both times. More fighters should try to end a round like Wand.
"If I could change my name what would it be? Jesus"
Tito Ortiz (seriously...)
Most of them just try for the takedown in the last 20 seconds to show top position. It’s complete bullshit, but I’m pretty sure some of these idiot judges fall for it.
The weather is here, I wish you were beautiful
I actually think that it's pretty smart to land a takedown at the end of the round, though it shouldn't allow a fighter to steal a round if they were losing beforehand like a knockdown or submission attempt can
"Personally, apart from the guillotine, and I got dropped in the third round, but apart from the guillotine attempt off the takedown in the second round, as far as round two, I really didn't have any offense come my way. I felt I clearly won those two rounds."
Michael Bisping talking nonsense as usual.
wandi did end the rounds well
he stole that second round in the last 15 seconds.
Bas Rutten: He has a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.
Stephen Quadros: Yes, well many of the fighters
have a black belt.
Bas Rutten: Yes, but in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu you cant
buy your belt like in say, Tae Kwon Do.
Stephen Quadros: Do you have any belts?
Bas Rutten: I have a brown belt in Tae Kwon Do.
by DrewMoney$$$ on Feb 21, 2010 4:20 PM EST up reply actions
hahaha
Wand is back, weight cut didn’t bother him one bit. Cain is sick, he’s gonna give anyone trouble in the heveyweight div.
by Quart8769 on Feb 21, 2010 1:12 AM EST via mobile reply actions
He's talking about Cain in the second sentence.
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wand is back?
i woudlnt go that far dude.. far from impressive in my opinion if hed have kept the agression on he cudve finished that in round 2 easy
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by Rampagelangford on Feb 21, 2010 1:13 AM EST reply actions
wheres his thai clinch and knee's gone???
considering one of the things hes so well known for is his knee’s in the clinch i cant recall him even attempting it in the ufc :/
"In Japan, the crowd is quiet, this one time I heard a cute girl fart in the second row." - Rampage Jackson
by Rampagelangford on Feb 21, 2010 1:18 AM EST up reply actions
Hahaha! Its all good.
Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. Only enemies speak the truth.
-Stephen King
Just helpin' a brother out
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press conference isnt showing for me. has it started yet?
I was a fool to think Bisping had any chance against the Axe Murderer, and even more foolish to bet agaisnt the great Puck Head.
TonyUK - Bisping did you proud, mate.
Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. Only enemies speak the truth.
-Stephen King
Shit, George is a fucking terror. I picked him too. That guy has the fucking eye of the tiger. Seriously.
Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. Only enemies speak the truth.
-Stephen King
Under estimated him too. But he beat the gate keeper in a close fight, not much to write home about.
That fight was a lot closer than 30-27. Can anyone tell me(round by round) how three judges came about that score?
OD is incredibly handsome, coureagous and self sacrificing in his endeavour to educate me on MMA and evolve my primitive understanding of the sport; I salute you sir.
Joe won the third round.
George faded. Even with the mount he didn’t damage Joe. The whole fight was a grappling match for George. The second and third could have easily been given to Joe, one of them has to go to him.
OD is incredibly handsome, coureagous and self sacrificing in his endeavour to educate me on MMA and evolve my primitive understanding of the sport; I salute you sir.
Wow. Jay, you saw a totally different fight, then. I think you are in the minority in this one buddy.
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-Stephen King
I did think rd 3 was arguable. I had Joe.
But the overall fight clearly belonged to Sotiropolous. Gosh, we gotta come up with a good abbreviation for this guy. I’m not gonna keep typing Sotiropolous.
Jake1977...That's what I think. 10-8George 10-9George 10-9Joe.
Should have been either 29-26 or 29-28. Just saying 30-27 isn’t possible in that fight. That’s all I’m saying guys. I would definitely give the fight to George, just can’t see how 30-27 was possible.
OD is incredibly handsome, coureagous and self sacrificing in his endeavour to educate me on MMA and evolve my primitive understanding of the sport; I salute you sir.
No 10-8 rounds in that fight. George didn’t do much damage, even when he had dominant positions. But I really saw what Diego Sanchez was talking about when he said Joe Daddy’s “black belt” was bullshit. He did fuck-all on the ground. Just terrible.
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Being on your back almost the entire 1st round and not doing anything is a 10-8 score, regardless of the lack of damage.
Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. Only enemies speak the truth.
-Stephen King
i thought every round was 10-9 for George
Joe did nothing on the feet or on the ground. if Joe had to get any round, it was the 2nd for the takedowns, but he didn’t do anything at all
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Upset of the Year: John Hathaway over Diego Sanchez
I was too depressed to post tonight but i had to comment on this...
anything other than 30-27 is an unacceptable score card for this fight. Joe Mama did nothing absolutely nothing in the fight even when he was on top. He didn’t even land a single clean shot on George. As far as 10-8, i hesitate to give that score on fights unless one fighter is eminantly about to be finished strikes or sub/the work rate of the dominant fighter is so overwhelming that the other fighter is only surviving. I can understand it though here.
by NNR (formerly NameNotRequired) on Feb 21, 2010 2:02 AM EST up reply actions
Yup. By NNR's definition RD 1 was a 10-8 score.
“sub/the work rate of the dominant fighter is so overwhelming that the other fighter is only surviving.”
Enuff said.
Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. Only enemies speak the truth.
-Stephen King
How is that 10-8? Sotir had half-guard, side control and mount, but never landed any serious shots, never attempted a sub and never had JoeMamma in any danger of damage or a finish. Position is meaningless unless you do something with it. It applies to takedowns and just sitting in full guard and it applies to dominant positions.
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Yeah, you're probably right. Even though George owned him badly in the first round it was probably only 10-9
Gotta disagree with OJR right below here. 10-8’s are way too hard to get. Joe was fine, he was just put through a jits clinic. Hard to get a 10-8 that way.
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George had the better stand up and the better grappling.
If George being in the mount and not damaging him doesn’t count for anything, then Joe laying in George’s guard doing nothing at the end of the 3rd definitely doesn’t count for anything.
That's how I see it, Prokstar.
RD 1 – 10-8
RD 2 – 10-9
RD 3 – 10-9
Clean sweep for George.
Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. Only enemies speak the truth.
-Stephen King
Jay - come on. George totally dominated Joe. Except for that one ankle hold that Joe had. It was a fair UD.
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-Stephen King
I agree. He won. But he didn't win every round, and the one round he definitely won(1st) he just grappled and didn't damage Joe at all.
OD is incredibly handsome, coureagous and self sacrificing in his endeavour to educate me on MMA and evolve my primitive understanding of the sport; I salute you sir.
All I can say is that you need to appreciate the art of jits more. RD 1 was a clinic. Not always about damage.
Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. Only enemies speak the truth.
-Stephen King
Agree. But when the first round was over Joe looked to be in better shape. George seemed to work way too hard for nothing really.
I’d have to see the punch count, but Joe didn’t seem bothered by all the smothering.
OD is incredibly handsome, coureagous and self sacrificing in his endeavour to educate me on MMA and evolve my primitive understanding of the sport; I salute you sir.
Joe didn't do anything the whole time.
Defending the entire time = losing the round. That happened in every round without question. Even on top, he almost got armbarred twice even though no one noticed because fn goldy was too busy plugging some shit movie and rogan was still geting his head straight from splugging his pants after George pulled off rubber guard. btw i correctlyu predicted this brutal bashing. Joe daddy can’t handle guys with good scramble/transition games or with reach and basic striking fundamentals.
by NNR (formerly NameNotRequired) on Feb 21, 2010 2:31 AM EST up reply actions
you just said it was a 10-8 round
Now you say “he just grappled and didn’t damage joe at all”
Which one is it?
It looked ike a clear 30-27 ud to me.
Bas Rutten: He has a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.
Stephen Quadros: Yes, well many of the fighters
have a black belt.
Bas Rutten: Yes, but in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu you cant
buy your belt like in say, Tae Kwon Do.
Stephen Quadros: Do you have any belts?
Bas Rutten: I have a brown belt in Tae Kwon Do.
by DrewMoney$$$ on Feb 21, 2010 2:03 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
I was already loving Soto!
I knew this was going to be Fight of the Night and it still exceeded my expectations. Best ground war since Sakuraba vs Carlos Newton.
IDK but I would love to see him vs. Tyson or Guida.
Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. Only enemies speak the truth.
-Stephen King
Where did George come from?
I wasn’t overly impressed with him on TUF…thought he had some potential…but to come in and beat a legit LW was the second most impressive thing tonight besides Cain…
My Thoughts
Cain is for real, he’s top tier fighter now
Joe Daddy is a joke, what the hell is up with him bouncing all over the cage, doesn’t he know only amateur boxers dance like that?
I was very impressed by Sotiropoulos, he had solid striking and excellent ground game.
Finally, Crocop is still a C- fighter with A level hype. He looks like a brick wall moving towards you throwing nothing of real variety. Perosh essentially refused to strike with him, I was hoping the ref would end it after the 1st round. Very painful fight to watch. Crocop earns no points in my book. He still looks like a fighter that has his spirit broken.
i think crocop felt bad for the guy..and did not have the heart to destroy him, cuz he stepped up to the challange..
it just was not in him to finish the guy like he may have with ben..
hopefully you're right
I’ve wanted to believe in Crocop from the beginning but all he’s done is let me down. I can respect his heart not being in this fight. I’m still not impressed but I hope for the best for him.
by kibbled_bits on Feb 21, 2010 1:41 AM EST up reply actions
CC took a step in the right direction. This fight did not answer any questions. I agree. However, let's not bury him until he actually loses again.
Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. Only enemies speak the truth.
-Stephen King
crocop vs nog
They could even do it soon. Crocops worst damage was givin sparing the day before and nogs headache will go away soon.Nog will look good again against an ageing legend and crocop can have a shot at his swansong or go out losing to one of the sports best. There both top 5 all time HW… Dana will eat it up, and ask you to too!
Bas Rutten: He has a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.
Stephen Quadros: Yes, well many of the fighters
have a black belt.
Bas Rutten: Yes, but in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu you cant
buy your belt like in say, Tae Kwon Do.
Stephen Quadros: Do you have any belts?
Bas Rutten: I have a brown belt in Tae Kwon Do.
by DrewMoney$$$ on Feb 21, 2010 2:10 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
anybody speak greek
It’s been over 15 years since I took it in college, but if memory serves, wouldn’t “Sotiropoulos” mean “City of Salvation”? Can anyone confirm this for me, I’m beyond rusty.
Cro Crop
Anyone impressed with his performance tonight is dillusional…he fought a hambone that took a fight on four days notice…How about he fights Kongo?
i did not say he was impressive..
he clearly did not feel like beating the shit outta the guy who took ben’s place…and you could see the guy hate his decision to fight him a few minutes into the first round..not a spectacular fight by any means…but we shall see if there is a new fire under crocops ass with this measly win..i want the old crocop..but we did not see him tonight..though i am glad he won.
This crackling sound on the press conference is driving me nuts.
Is it just me or is everyone getting that?
Wandy vs. Akiyama will be awesome.
But after tonight I’ll take Akiykama.
by HappyLittleTreez on Feb 21, 2010 1:45 AM EST reply actions
Email me and we can meet up, Jake.
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-Stephen King
hell ya
Last year was awesome, my buddy worked for Cagefighter and we got treated like Kings…we will definitely hook up
My email is in my avatar.
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-Stephen King
Cool. I will check it and respond tommorrow.
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-Stephen King
Bonnar TKO was bullshit!
How can the ref think that Sozinski (I’m not even gonna try to spell that crap) sliced the top of Bonnar’s head open with a freakin punch! Gimme a break. Even Soz was trying to tell him it was a headbut. It should have been a NC. How do you give a guy a TKO for an accidental headbut???
should have been a technical draw
19-19, 2 out 3 rds completed, should have gone to the score cards. NC – if there aren’t enough score cards to render a decision.
by NNR (formerly NameNotRequired) on Feb 21, 2010 2:24 AM EST up reply actions
I wondered about that
I remember that rule from the ancient days …didn’t know if it was still in effect, but I think a Draw would have been a fair way to call it. A TKO is absurd.
Yep
Cerrone-Varner was a recent example. Most people said NC but with enough rds in the fight it went to decision.
by NNR (formerly NameNotRequired) on Feb 21, 2010 2:44 AM EST up reply actions
Sodapopinski would have won 2 rounds to 0, for what I guess would be a majority decision. Unanimous decision?
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Bonnar was losing 3 rounds to zero. Cut Bonnar and Jardine, SF could use them.
OD is incredibly handsome, coureagous and self sacrificing in his endeavour to educate me on MMA and evolve my primitive understanding of the sport; I salute you sir.
That ref was an IDIOT. He is the same guy who yelled at them for action during RD 2. What a douche bag!
Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. Only enemies speak the truth.
-Stephen King
Nah, I don't think he was even on the continent
I was watching for Spazagatti in all the fights, praying he didn’t end up reffing Nog/Cain cause I thought a premature stoppage by an idiot ref was the only thing NOg had to worry about. I’m guessing the Aussie Athletic commission has seen Spaz’s work in Vegas and passed on licensing him in their country.
Congrats to Wandy
This was his first fight in the UFC where I was actually impressed by him. He looked faster and crisper. His takedown defense was very good too. He’s no serious contender at MW but he could be a good gatekeeper.
I wanted Bisping to fight somebody better then Akiyama so glad Wanderlai has got him. Who do you think? Bisping v Sonnen? or Belcher Cote? who else?
I was a fool to think Bisping had any chance against the Axe Murderer, and even more foolish to bet agaisnt the great Puck Head.
Think lower stupid
He is headed downward.
OD is incredibly handsome, coureagous and self sacrificing in his endeavour to educate me on MMA and evolve my primitive understanding of the sport; I salute you sir.
You don't get to fight the number one contender after losing.
OD is incredibly handsome, coureagous and self sacrificing in his endeavour to educate me on MMA and evolve my primitive understanding of the sport; I salute you sir.
Haha, no chance Bisping faces Sonnen he'd be getting the title fight if he wasn't injured
I say give Bisping the Belcher-Cote winner.
"If I could change my name what would it be? Jesus"
Tito Ortiz (seriously...)
throw marquadt in against the winner/loser as well
with wand possibly fighting sexyama,and sonnen getting next title shot it keeps things ticking along nicely in the mw division.
Good call
Have Nate fight the winner and Bisping fight the loser of Belcher-Cote.
"Personally, apart from the guillotine, and I got dropped in the third round, but apart from the guillotine attempt off the takedown in the second round, as far as round two, I really didn't have any offense come my way. I felt I clearly won those two rounds."
Michael Bisping talking nonsense as usual.
old pride did good
except for nog, felt so bad for him – also really impressed with cain, and george.
Wandy finally pulled off the w.
by MMA-Supplements on Feb 21, 2010 1:57 AM EST reply actions
lol @ Dana during the press conference “Nogeuiera is the best HW of all time and Cain just knocked him out, so he’s definitely in the mix for the title” (or something to that effect). Clearly Fedor is the best HW of all time, but Dana can’t admit that until he’s in the UFC.
Loophole Baby!
OD is incredibly handsome, coureagous and self sacrificing in his endeavour to educate me on MMA and evolve my primitive understanding of the sport; I salute you sir.
It's late here, talk to you guys later.
OD is incredibly handsome, coureagous and self sacrificing in his endeavour to educate me on MMA and evolve my primitive understanding of the sport; I salute you sir.
Me too. Good night.
Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. Only enemies speak the truth.
-Stephen King
Did anyone else notice
Cain almost seemed sad about winning the fight. It was like he was disappointed that Nog went down so soon. Maybe he idolized him and it was bitter-sweet seeing his hero fall at his own hands. That’s what it looked like to me. Of course, that’s a lot of speculation and interpretation based on his facial expression and voice tone. There just seemed to be no joy in this victory for him and that seems the most likely explanation to me.
he just seems like a dead chilled out dude
in all fairness, he doesnt seem the type of guy to brag or whatever ala bisping, if bisping won i reckon he’d of mouthed off big time even more so than he did
"In Japan, the crowd is quiet, this one time I heard a cute girl fart in the second row." - Rampage Jackson
by Rampagelangford on Feb 21, 2010 2:11 AM EST up reply actions
Cain vs nog
I said cain would destroy nog since this fight was announced and i had tons of shit talkers. Well I hate to say it but I told you so but, IN YOUR FUCKIN FACE FUCKSTAINS.
aha mma guru im on your side big time, always been a cain fan since his first ever fight in strikforce
an exciting wrestler for once!
"In Japan, the crowd is quiet, this one time I heard a cute girl fart in the second row." - Rampage Jackson
by Rampagelangford on Feb 21, 2010 2:18 AM EST up reply actions
Yeah first thing I thought of was everyone criticising Cain's punching power
I was on the fence on this one but in the end chose experience over skill and it cost me. I’m gutted for Big Nog but I’ve always rated Cain and been a fan of his since he first broke into the UFC. Him and JDS are the real top contenders, not the 2 jokers fighting for the fake belt.
"If I could change my name what would it be? Jesus"
Tito Ortiz (seriously...)
yeah but befort injured silva v maia and sonnen just beat marquardt. how long sonnen going witout a fight? they need somebody. looks like Bisping v Marquardt Cote Belcher then.
I was a fool to think Bisping had any chance against the Axe Murderer, and even more foolish to bet agaisnt the great Puck Head.
i swear
are people finally ready to admit bisbing hits like a little girl? I’ve said it since I first saw him fight, he just puts nothing behind his strikes. leben and wandy have both put their hands down and taken shots and were completely unphased. wandys chin has been questioned a lot in the last couple years and bisbing didn’t even wobble him slightly. wandy needed to just go balls out like the old days and that gay-porn-moustache douche would’ve been asleep. what a shame
I predict...
Carwin will KO Mir and face Brock, same night we will se JDS try and avenge Nog’s loss against Valasquez.
JDS
I see JDS having less than 0% chance of winning that fight. No one bought into the Cain hype, but i saw him in montreal and I was convinced that he was a monster since then. I on the other hand don’t buy into the JDS hype, and i think as soon as he fights someone that isn’t willing to stand up the whole fight he is going to be in trouble, especially someone who will put him on his back.
Honestly that was the fight that I found the toughest to call and I was regretting picking Nog in the lead-up but I'm too loyal to pick against him
I’ve been saying that Cain is the real deal though and his striking really impressed me last night.
"If I could change my name what would it be? Jesus"
Tito Ortiz (seriously...)
Will Bonnar get cut?
or will Dana give him a break because his 3rd strike was a bogus call by an idiot ref who apparently doesn’t even know the rules.
He should have been cut anyway or at least given a different job
Dana’s never going to sack Forrest or Bonnar but at this point Stephan should stop fighting, though it would be a shame if an incompetent ref costs him his job. I say give Stephan a job as an extra commentator, he’s done a good job commentating and analysing before plus it will freshen up the line-up as I’m getting sick of Goldie’s cheap plugs and generic comments as well as Joe’s bias.
"Personally, apart from the guillotine, and I got dropped in the third round, but apart from the guillotine attempt off the takedown in the second round, as far as round two, I really didn't have any offense come my way. I felt I clearly won those two rounds."
Michael Bisping talking nonsense as usual.
in regards to stopping fighting.....
how about Jardine? That’s all i could think after last night’s fight…..he’s 14-8 now, and the percentage of glass inside his chin seems to be growing exponentially….He just can’t seem to take a shot anymore, he goes gumby immediately. Sad to see, as i’ve always enjoyed watching the Dean of Mean fight, but where does he go from here? How about a final grudge match between Bonnar and Jardine? Loser exits the UFC forever…..The winner, probably exits the UFC after his next fight…..
Brown Pride >The Nogfather
Rough couple of weeks for Team Jackson
Has anyone noticed what a rough couple of weeks it’s been for Team Jackson? Stevenson and Jardine go down at UFC 110, and Marquardt and Stann go down at UFC 109. The only recent bright spot for Team Jackson has been Rashad’s win over Silva. I’m not use to seeing a losing streak like this from that camp…usually it’s the other way around. I still think they’re one of the premier camps in the country, but thery’re definitely experiencing a rough patch……..
Brown Pride >The Nogfather
the bonnar cut
was stupid to me because the aussie doc came in and didnt even examine him, just looked at his face and waved his hand and bonnar went wtf?? i have NEVER seen a hairline cut end a fight, ever. inexperienced athletic commish, and if not than just a very bad call
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