Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz Live Results and Commentary
by Michael Rome on Apr 11, 2009 10:04 PM EDT
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This will be the thread for the main card later tonight, and Brent will be doing the results. I'll be live in the arena, and will post if anything of significance occurs during the main card.
Coverage will begin at 7:00 pm PST.
Brent Brookhouse taking over here. The main card is about to start.
Gus Johnson talking about Strikeforce's big main events of the past and I have to say, on standard def this picture looks really crisp.
Gina is shown as Mauro says she may be the most popular fighter in the sport male or female. Tito is shown and booed. Nice reaction for Arlovski. Alistair Overeem is shown to no reaction. A few other fighters are shown finishing up with Cung Le who gets a really good reaction. Pat Miletich is shown in the booth now so there's your broadcast team.
The place is packed according to Mike Rome who is in the arena and there was a 10 bell salute for Mask.
As a reminder in Strikeforce there are no elbows on the ground.
Brett Rogers vs. Abongo Humphries - Round 1 -Humphries is way small for a heavyweight at 5'11". Humphries is spinning and kicking but they were fairly pointless. High kick from Humphries is blocked. Left hook from Rogers is answered by a low kick. Clinch by Humphries now and Rivers with great takedown defense for a man his size keeping balance on one leg. Solid combo from Rogers looks like it hurt Humphries but Abongo with a body shot in return. Three punch combo now by Brett capped off with a right hand to the jaw. Flurry of uppercuts from Rogers. Low kick trips Rogers and he stands right back up. Huge knee to the chin from Rogers but Humphries is fine. Right hand by Rogers and Humphries' legs are wobbly. Two knees to the head and Rogers is warned for grabbing the hair. Another warning for grabbing seconds later. Bretr is so big compared to Abongo. Right hand lands flush and now Rogers is having a point taken away for grabbing the hair. I'm sorry but dreads shouldn't be allowed in the cage when you're holding the head you are holding on and it can happen naturally. Uppercuts from Rogers to end the round. 9-9 on my card due to the taking of a point. Round 2 - Humphries spins after feinting with a low kick and now Rogers charges in. Single leg attempt by Humphries but Rogers defends well. Solid punches landing for Brett now. Flurry of huge shots from Rogers and Humphries is showing a GREAT chin. Two HUGE knees right to the chin now and Humphries is just taking it. Finally Rogers pours it on and Humphries finally collapses and the fight is over. Brett Rogers wins by TKO, round 2.
Christiane "Cyborg" Santos vs. Hitomi Akano - Huge reception for Gina as she is shown at ringside and Gus says her and Cyborg would be one of the biggest fights of the year. Round 1 - Cyborg is all over her with huge punches. Akano survives going for a takedown but suffers a German suplex by Santos. Akano goes for an armbar but can't finish but does get full guard. Cyborg with the ground and pound now. Cyborg stands up and drops bombs and then makes Akano stand back up. Takedown by Cyborg after some more punches and they stand back up. Low kick and then a left hook from Cyborg and the round ends. 10-8 Cyborg on my card. Round 2 - Akano is trying to get a takedown but she isn't stron enough and it involves eating a lot of shots. Akano is exhausted and can't finish a double leg. NOt much to call here except Cyborg doing whatever the hell she wants. Flying armbar attempt by Akano but she just ends up getting guard. Akano is going for a high guard but she is just not able to deal with Santos' strength. Now it's Cyborg landing big shots against the cage. The round ends and it's commendable that Akano is still in there but she is exhausted. 10-9 Cyborg. Round 3 - Cyborg with big shots after a failed leg lock attempt. Now Akano is hurt. Cyborg drops her and it's all over. Christiane "Cyborg" Santos wins by TKO, round 3. After the fight Cyborg says she missed weight because of a "girl problem" and Gus Johnson accepts the apology for all the fans...whatever.
Scott Smith vs. Benji Radach - Round 1 - Stiff jabs from Radach and now an overhand right. Smith charges with a kick to the body. Smith is looking for a single right hand or high kick while Radach looks more versatile. Low kick from Smith now. Right hand from Radach counters a low kick from Smith. Right hand from Smith. Smith is bleeding from the mouth. Left hook, right hand land for Radach. Smith hurts Benji. and Radach fires back and drops Smith. Now Smith is covering against the cage. Right hand by Radach. Left hook now and Smith's legs are ready to go. Radach shoots and gets a double leg. Working punches to the body now. Huge right hand ground and pound from Radach and the round ends. 10-9 Radach, it was even and the takedown/GNP stole it. Round 2 - Tito shown to huge boos between rounds. Radach looks for a takedown early but can't finish. They clinch against the cage with no action and separate. Jabs from Radach are landing solid. Right hand from Smith glances off Radach's cheek. Right hand counter by Smith. Radach remains more dynamic with his hands. Huge right and Smith is hurt. He's dropped by a follow up right. Now Radach with a guillotine but he can't finish. Smith is bleeding badly. Smith has huge heart but he is getting beat up this fight. They separate from the clinch now. Left hook from Radach and he isn't forcing anything to happen. The crowd keeps booing whenever they slow down but this is an action fight. 10-9 Radach, he could have finished striking...the guillotine attempt was dumb. Round 3 - Right hand from Smith so Radach shoots for a double and Smith goes for a guillotine and is slammed by Radach. Mauro calls it a "slamma jamma" Milletich is by far the best guy in the booth tonight. Radach is bleeding from the eye. They're stood back up now. Smith is swinging for the fences.Right hand lands. Jab hurts Radach. Smith gets buzzed by a right hand and backs off for a few moments. Right hand from Smith and Radach goes down. It's over! Oh my! Scott Smith wins by KO, round 3. Wow, Smith has so much heart and he's just NEVER out of it.
OFFICIAL ATTENDANCE 14,409
Gilbert Melendez vs. Rodrigo Damm - Round 1 - Damm circling to the left (into Gilbert's power) and gets caught with a right hand. To the ground they go with Melendez on top. Damm working for an omoplata but can't lock it. Melendez with a night right hand. Damm is trying to work off his back but Gilbert passes to half with some big punches. It's been a lot more of the same with Melendez landing big punches from on top. Now shots to the ribs of Damm. Damm had a chance to lock up a triangle as the round ends but the buzzer sounds. 10-9 Melendez Round 2 - Takedown from Melendez is stopped. Right hand from Gil and then another stuffed shot. Damm looks tired and there is a long way to go. Melendez with some nice punches standing. Right hand drops Damm and he is out. Melendez with a few more punches and it's over. Gilbert Melendez wins by KO, round 2.
Revised official attendance: 15, 211
Nick Diaz vs. Frank Shamrock - Round 1 - Low kick from Diaz. Frank is jabbing. Diaz catches a kick and puts Shamrock down. Pass to side control and Diaz goes for a keylock and Shamrock stands right back up. Frank is working in and out but the length of Diaz is giving him some trouble. Body kick by Shamrock. Jab lands for Diaz. He sticks his chin out and Frank lands a right hand to it. Low kick by Diaz. Shamrock with a body kick again and gets taken down. Diaz into side control. Pass to full mount. Diaz is throwing but isn't getting caught with anything meaningful. 10-9 Diaz. Round 2 - Right hand from Diaz and Frank can't figure out the reach of Diaz. Diaz is talking and talking which Mauro says makes him tremendous for the sport. Flurry of punches lands for Diaz now. Diaz is walking him down with punches and it honestly looks like Frank has no answer. Right hand lands for Shamrock now. Diaz is just landing whatever he wants at this point flurrying with Frank's back to the cage. Punches and elbows landing for Diaz. Shamrock drops and is eating shots now and the fight is over. Nick Diaz wins by TKO, round 2.
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Zodiac is on Showtime right now, which is awesome but about 45 minutes too long.
by Derek Suboticki on Apr 11, 2009 6:09 PM EDT reply actions
David Fincher couldn’t make a short movie if it was his only way out of hell. Benjamin Button will have the Criterion treatment somehow
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. -Samuel Beckett
by Scott C. Broussard on Apr 11, 2009 7:27 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
That, sir, is a quality description of David Fincher.
by Derek Suboticki on Apr 11, 2009 7:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Do you know anything about The Tudors? Is it good? Did anyone see Krod on Comedy Central? I loved it.
Rays lose, come on strikeforce
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
Did you learn nothing from the last week and a half?
"I see him beating Anderson Silva. I see him picking him apart. Him at a 131 years old...(trails off)." - Tito on Belfort at Affliction:DOR
by Rundownloser on Apr 11, 2009 9:49 PM EDT up reply actions
The whole “Dana calling Loretta Hunt a bitch and anonymous sources faggots” thing.
"I see him beating Anderson Silva. I see him picking him apart. Him at a 131 years old...(trails off)." - Tito on Belfort at Affliction:DOR
by Rundownloser on Apr 11, 2009 9:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Canada is like oppsoite world isn't it?
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
Abongo Humphery just looks wrong. It’d be like Barack Johnson.
by Derek Suboticki on Apr 11, 2009 9:55 PM EDT reply actions
here we go ya'll!
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 11, 2009 10:00 PM EDT reply actions
I thought about it...
and then I ate way too much Chinese food after a full day of softball. so I’m passing on the popcorn for tonight.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 11, 2009 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions
I needed to know that. Thanks, Brent.
by Derek Suboticki on Apr 11, 2009 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Hey man...
mythbuster brought up popcorn..not me
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 11, 2009 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, then I’m pissed at both of you for the calorie or so I burned moving my eyes to that conversation.
Sarcasm detectors, engage
by Derek Suboticki on Apr 11, 2009 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Howdy.
"I see him beating Anderson Silva. I see him picking him apart. Him at a 131 years old...(trails off)." - Tito on Belfort at Affliction:DOR
by Rundownloser on Apr 11, 2009 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions
'Every ounce of their ability'
Or, in Cyborg’s case, about 80 extra ounces.
by Derek Suboticki on Apr 11, 2009 10:01 PM EDT reply actions
Renallo could be talking about Feet and make them sound exciting
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
Water…I fail.
"I see him beating Anderson Silva. I see him picking him apart. Him at a 131 years old...(trails off)." - Tito on Belfort at Affliction:DOR
by Rundownloser on Apr 11, 2009 10:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Now I want to go get a bottle… damn you
by Derek Suboticki on Apr 11, 2009 10:07 PM EDT up reply actions
And off I go – Jack and I will be back shortly
by Derek Suboticki on Apr 11, 2009 10:07 PM EDT up reply actions
if I wanted to be judged i’d get a girlfriend
by Chris Nelson on Apr 11, 2009 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Diet Dr. Pepper/ Blue Moon.
I will play my game beneath the spin light.
Absurd Meridian
by Eugene Schelfaut on Apr 11, 2009 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions
No hyperbole there, Pat.
I will play my game beneath the spin light.
Absurd Meridian
by Eugene Schelfaut on Apr 11, 2009 10:07 PM EDT reply actions
The place is packed according to Mike Rome who is in the arena and there was a 10 bell salute for Mask.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 11, 2009 10:08 PM EDT reply actions
Strikeforce rules
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 11, 2009 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions
They don’t follow unified rules?
by The Bronzeville Bully on Apr 11, 2009 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Everything but the elbows
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 11, 2009 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions
I hope they change that in the future.
by The Bronzeville Bully on Apr 11, 2009 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions
No elbows on the ground?
Has Strikeforce always had that rule?
Yep
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 11, 2009 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Rogers is going to clean up.
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
Hey Rome, what’s the media coverage like? besides local of course.
by The Bronzeville Bully on Apr 11, 2009 10:10 PM EDT reply actions
Well they do allow bloggers
so probably decent or fair?
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How did everyone like the opening sequence?
Fighter intros were slick. The production… maybe a wee bit over-styled?
Better than EliteXC.
"I see him beating Anderson Silva. I see him picking him apart. Him at a 131 years old...(trails off)." - Tito on Belfort at Affliction:DOR
by Rundownloser on Apr 11, 2009 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Hooray! Finally made it – did I miss anything?
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. -Samuel Beckett
by Scott C. Broussard on Apr 11, 2009 10:13 PM EDT reply actions
Humpherys has some slick kicks
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
No elbows on the ground is lame
And Rogers looks fat. If Abongo can stretch this out, he can win this thing.
by Derek Suboticki on Apr 11, 2009 10:15 PM EDT reply actions
He should have a camera. Bring back the ref cam!
by Derek Suboticki on Apr 11, 2009 10:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Wat’s he warning him for?
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. -Samuel Beckett
by Scott C. Broussard on Apr 11, 2009 10:16 PM EDT reply actions
I don’t think I’ve ever seen somebody lose a point for grabbing hair.
"I see him beating Anderson Silva. I see him picking him apart. Him at a 131 years old...(trails off)." - Tito on Belfort at Affliction:DOR
Clearly an issue near and dear to Herb Dean.
by Chris Nelson on Apr 11, 2009 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
He sure got a ref sympathetic to his plight
by Derek Suboticki on Apr 11, 2009 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions
No wonder Yves Lavigne always missed it.
"I see him beating Anderson Silva. I see him picking him apart. Him at a 131 years old...(trails off)." - Tito on Belfort at Affliction:DOR
by Rundownloser on Apr 11, 2009 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions
That’s funny.
I will play my game beneath the spin light.
Absurd Meridian
by Eugene Schelfaut on Apr 11, 2009 10:17 PM EDT reply actions
That last one, he grabbed them and pulled his head into his punch.
by Derek Suboticki on Apr 11, 2009 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions
That hair shouldn't be allowed...
sorry…just shouldn’t
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 11, 2009 10:19 PM EDT reply actions
You mean make em cut it it or say it’s part of the uniform NFL style?
by Derek Suboticki on Apr 11, 2009 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Why not? Soko manages to get through all of his fights without his hair being yanked on.
by a tommy point on Apr 11, 2009 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions
It’s no different than Soko’s hair, or Guida’s – the problem is establishing intent to grab.
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. -Samuel Beckett
by Scott C. Broussard on Apr 11, 2009 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions
In the little training I've had...
when I grabbed a thai plum you can get tangled up and pull inadvertently. Rogers was grabbing…and the point taking was warranted. but still…
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 11, 2009 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions
So dreads are now an advantage
they should allow hair pulling or at least inadvertent. Should be up to the fighter to disadvantage himself with hair.
In the NFL you can tackle someone by the hair if they have dreads.
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Now we know why Full Tilt ain't with the UFC anymore
by Derek Suboticki on Apr 11, 2009 10:20 PM EDT reply actions
They were sponsoring just about every fighter at Bellator last night too.
by Chris Nelson on Apr 11, 2009 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m sure Overeem is very impressed.
"I see him beating Anderson Silva. I see him picking him apart. Him at a 131 years old...(trails off)." - Tito on Belfort at Affliction:DOR
Nice. He’s probably smiling like Lesnar was when Mir beat Nog
by Derek Suboticki on Apr 11, 2009 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions
If I were Rogers, I’d never forgive them for not making that fight after Thompson.
by Derek Suboticki on Apr 11, 2009 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions
"I DOES WORK. I MEAN, I DOOS WORK."
Rogers’ striking looked pretty good, despite the layoff.
So many puns.
I will play my game beneath the spin light.
Absurd Meridian
by Eugene Schelfaut on Apr 11, 2009 10:23 PM EDT reply actions
I enjoy seeing overeem beat the crap out of people also.
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
Rogers was underwhelming, honestly.
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
I don't think he beats nelson/Monson, much less overeem
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
Definitely not. Also Kharitonov, Bigfoot
by Derek Suboticki on Apr 11, 2009 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't think so...
he was never in trouble. Showed WAY better takedown defense and balance than I thought he had. He has big power but Humphries has a great chin.
113 strikes in that short of time with a 65% connect percentage is damn fine.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 11, 2009 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Because Obongo was such a big test, right...?
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
I'm not saying that Humphries was a huge test...
I’m just saying I don’t think he was unimpressive.
He did what I expected. Dominate standing
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 11, 2009 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions
He wasn't really the power monster they made him out to be.
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
Credit to obongo for hanging in there, but he was able to tie up the clinch a few times as well.
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
Eh...
I think that was him trying to show the new MT skills more than anything. He’s never been that kind of fighter. More of a boxer than a MT guy. I think in some ways he got sucked in to trying to show off the clinch work.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 11, 2009 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Fair enough, I just don't like him as much as most
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
That's cool...
I’m high on him. I don’t think he’ll ever be a top 5 guy or anything…but I like his style.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 11, 2009 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions
My feelings
Boom: Cheick Kongo
Mid: Poor man’s HW manhoef
Bust: Strikeforce filler
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
If Herb had deducted him instead of a ‘hard warning’, it would’ve – for Obongo via DQ
by Derek Suboticki on Apr 11, 2009 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh, Compustrike.
When will the UFC adopt Fightmatrix?
by Derek Suboticki on Apr 11, 2009 10:24 PM EDT reply actions
Fight stats are fine...
it’s the out of context stuff. The “he connects on 40% of his takedowns in his career” stuff that doesn’t say who he fought. These are the stats from THIS fight where you know who he fought and how he looked..etc
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 11, 2009 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah I heard that too
Yeah, who got the final Death Blow? 'Cause I thought that Hawaiian guy had it comin' to him. - C. K.
by monkeyfightclub! on Apr 11, 2009 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions
2nd’d.
"I see him beating Anderson Silva. I see him picking him apart. Him at a 131 years old...(trails off)." - Tito on Belfort at Affliction:DOR
by Rundownloser on Apr 11, 2009 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions
“But she sucks at making weight”
"I see him beating Anderson Silva. I see him picking him apart. Him at a 131 years old...(trails off)." - Tito on Belfort at Affliction:DOR
‘Yeah, her striking better be strong, with that fat ass behind the punches and all’
by Derek Suboticki on Apr 11, 2009 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions
This japanese chick is going to get killed.
Yeah, who got the final Death Blow? 'Cause I thought that Hawaiian guy had it comin' to him. - C. K.
by monkeyfightclub! on Apr 11, 2009 10:28 PM EDT reply actions
Why is it being advertised as a 150 lbs fight? Weren’t they contracted for 145?
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by Scott C. Broussard on Apr 11, 2009 10:28 PM EDT reply actions
Yeah, but to make it legal, they had to change the weight classes – you can’t have it at 145 if someone is 150. You move it to 150 because it’s legal to have someone come in light.
by Derek Suboticki on Apr 11, 2009 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Your’s too, huh.
"I see him beating Anderson Silva. I see him picking him apart. Him at a 131 years old...(trails off)." - Tito on Belfort at Affliction:DOR
by Rundownloser on Apr 11, 2009 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Should be showtime!
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 11, 2009 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Just overall – I mean, if she can beat a professional male MMA fighter, what chance do you have?
by Derek Suboticki on Apr 11, 2009 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Did you see that Chris Mickle guy? I’m pretty sure several of us here stand a chance against him.
Anyway, I’m straddling that bashing line.
by a tommy point on Apr 11, 2009 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Kind of what I’m saying. No hard feelings.
by Derek Suboticki on Apr 11, 2009 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Mauro, the answer is no.
She wasn’t even close.
by Derek Suboticki on Apr 11, 2009 10:30 PM EDT reply actions
Pat calling it like it is.
Yeah, who got the final Death Blow? 'Cause I thought that Hawaiian guy had it comin' to him. - C. K.
by monkeyfightclub! on Apr 11, 2009 10:31 PM EDT reply actions
my sister’s response to seeing Akano: “She looks like a boy.”
she hasn’t seen cyborg yet. (nor does she approve of mma (men’s or womens’)
Me too. Gus Johnson would shit himself.
Yeah, who got the final Death Blow? 'Cause I thought that Hawaiian guy had it comin' to him. - C. K.
by monkeyfightclub! on Apr 11, 2009 10:33 PM EDT up reply actions
They’d be closer in weight.
"I see him beating Anderson Silva. I see him picking him apart. Him at a 131 years old...(trails off)." - Tito on Belfort at Affliction:DOR
by Rundownloser on Apr 11, 2009 10:33 PM EDT up reply actions
This gon' be violent
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 11, 2009 10:33 PM EDT reply actions
Cyborg For tha lose!
The Bird is the Word.
by IHateMMA on Apr 11, 2009 10:34 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Three minute rounds? When are they gonna institute the five minute rounds?
"I see him beating Anderson Silva. I see him picking him apart. Him at a 131 years old...(trails off)." - Tito on Belfort at Affliction:DOR
I think Akin a is going to anderson silva her with the heel hook
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
Poor girl. . .
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by Scott C. Broussard on Apr 11, 2009 10:36 PM EDT reply actions
How many stereotypes did Militich throw out there?
by Jaydoggydog on Apr 11, 2009 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions
She’s got her right where she wants her.
by Wookalarman on Apr 11, 2009 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions
10-8 easy
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 11, 2009 10:37 PM EDT reply actions
Yep.
"I see him beating Anderson Silva. I see him picking him apart. Him at a 131 years old...(trails off)." - Tito on Belfort at Affliction:DOR
by Rundownloser on Apr 11, 2009 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Closer to GSP vs Miguel Torres.
"I see him beating Anderson Silva. I see him picking him apart. Him at a 131 years old...(trails off)." - Tito on Belfort at Affliction:DOR
by Rundownloser on Apr 11, 2009 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Are boob punches treated like ball shots?
by Derek Suboticki on Apr 11, 2009 10:38 PM EDT reply actions
Cyborg is freaking huge.
I think Mrs. Santos could probably beat Urijah Faber and some of the other children in the men’s division.
by P4P is a stupid concept on Apr 11, 2009 10:39 PM EDT reply actions
Oh god.
I will play my game beneath the spin light.
Absurd Meridian
by Eugene Schelfaut on Apr 11, 2009 10:39 PM EDT reply actions
It’s a substitute for actual knowledge.
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by Scott C. Broussard on Apr 11, 2009 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Please
Someone let me know what excuses Cyborg makes for missing weight
This isn't right...
there is no way for Akano to deal with the strength and size.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 11, 2009 10:40 PM EDT reply actions
I did – it’s not fair in this case because one fighter came in well above the contracted weight. That didn’t happen in your example.
by Derek Suboticki on Apr 11, 2009 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Strikeforce is doing all kinds of great things for women’s MMA. Having Kim Couture fight random smokers off the street and then having Cyborg fight blown up 125 lbers. I wonder what they’ll do with Gina to advance women’s MMA? Perhaps they’ll have the first male/female MMA fight and she can take on the guy with no arms and no legs.
I said in the other post that there needs to be two set divisions and not this nebulous 140-145 range that promotions/commissions try to cram every female fighter into.
by a tommy point on Apr 11, 2009 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions
This looks awful for Cyborg.
Granted, Akano has an iron chin, but it’s pretty sad Santos can’t finish her off given the circumstances.
Seriously, At least carano has some pop
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
Mrs. Santos should be fighting in GSP's welterweight men's division.
She’s prob. about 165 right now. This is a joke.
by P4P is a stupid concept on Apr 11, 2009 10:43 PM EDT reply actions
Why I never.
Born and raised in Boston, friend. Maybe you’re thinking of our other former emotionless newsbot, Nick Thomas.
by Chris Nelson on Apr 11, 2009 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, that explains your Goulet hatred.
Go Sawx?
by Derek Suboticki on Apr 11, 2009 10:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Jason MacDonald gets shafted either way.
by Derek Suboticki on Apr 11, 2009 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Fuck you Cyborg.
Yeah, who got the final Death Blow? 'Cause I thought that Hawaiian guy had it comin' to him. - C. K.
by monkeyfightclub! on Apr 11, 2009 10:43 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
yeah
kind of feeling like saying fuck strikeforce for this matchmaking
I’m wondering what they offered Akano to take this fight.
Yeah, who got the final Death Blow? 'Cause I thought that Hawaiian guy had it comin' to him. - C. K.
by monkeyfightclub! on Apr 11, 2009 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Is fighter-bashing Cyborg acceptable now?
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. -Samuel Beckett
by Scott C. Broussard on Apr 11, 2009 10:44 PM EDT reply actions
We gotta let our better nature prevail here. Akano could’ve declined.
by Derek Suboticki on Apr 11, 2009 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Did Miletich say Cyborg should tone it down?
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 11, 2009 10:44 PM EDT reply actions
I’m curious what you’re implying about this fight. ;-)
"I see him beating Anderson Silva. I see him picking him apart. Him at a 131 years old...(trails off)." - Tito on Belfort at Affliction:DOR
by Rundownloser on Apr 11, 2009 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, if she can’t finish off the 128 lb champ within two rounds, Gina’s got this.
by Derek Suboticki on Apr 11, 2009 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions
I would be curious to see if they could both make weight.
Yeah, who got the final Death Blow? 'Cause I thought that Hawaiian guy had it comin' to him. - C. K.
by monkeyfightclub! on Apr 11, 2009 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Fuck it, they’ll do a Shamrock-Diaz and make one up
by Derek Suboticki on Apr 11, 2009 10:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Eh, Gina is going to need much more than her push kick to deal with Cyborg.
I don’t see that fight being close at all. Not sure there is a female fighter out there who can stop Santos.
by a tommy point on Apr 11, 2009 10:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Wonder if Mrs. Santos ever beats up her husband?
That’s going to be one ugly child.
by P4P is a stupid concept on Apr 11, 2009 10:45 PM EDT reply actions
LOL
Yeah…she’s probably the pitcher.
by P4P is a stupid concept on Apr 11, 2009 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions
What a ridiculous fight. I know they wanted Cyborg to win, but put her up against someone near her own size. Hats off to Akano.
by Cannon Jacques on Apr 11, 2009 10:46 PM EDT reply actions
QUICK...change to Spike....Machida is about to dominate.
by P4P is a stupid concept on Apr 11, 2009 10:46 PM EDT reply actions
I think if a fighter misses weight by 5 or more pounds the athletic commission should be able to suspend them for up to 6 months.
I disagree
you would have people cheating to make weight… then fine is substantial and the fighter can decline which Akano did at first.
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Josh Barnett appoves of cyborg's ability to finish inferior opponents
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
by P Brady on Apr 11, 2009 10:47 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs
She had a girl problem...
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 11, 2009 10:47 PM EDT reply actions
because we didn't know she was a girl?
uncalled for, sorry.
by Jaydoggydog on Apr 11, 2009 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions
That means she ran out of injectable testosterone.
Yeah, who got the final Death Blow? 'Cause I thought that Hawaiian guy had it comin' to him. - C. K.
by monkeyfightclub! on Apr 11, 2009 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions
No, not accepted.
I will play my game beneath the spin light.
Absurd Meridian
by Eugene Schelfaut on Apr 11, 2009 10:47 PM EDT reply actions
WOW.
She really just blamed it on “a girl problem.”
Thanks for accepting the apology on our behalf, Gus.
What belt?
"I see him beating Anderson Silva. I see him picking him apart. Him at a 131 years old...(trails off)." - Tito on Belfort at Affliction:DOR
Cyborg
has boobs?
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by achengy on Apr 11, 2009 10:49 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
They’re those pec looking thingies.
by Derek Suboticki on Apr 11, 2009 10:50 PM EDT up reply actions
She had problems with her "cycle"
…which one I’m not sure.
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by achengy on Apr 11, 2009 10:50 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Now if I’m a foreign fighter who doesn’t speak the language, I don’t hire a translator, I hire a professional smack talker to increase my marketability.
LOL
WARGODS memories.
Yeah, who got the final Death Blow? 'Cause I thought that Hawaiian guy had it comin' to him. - C. K.
by monkeyfightclub! on Apr 11, 2009 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions
girl problem? I still don’t know why she didn’t let the other camp know that there was no way she was making weight
The answer to all of your questions is money.
by Derek Suboticki on Apr 11, 2009 10:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Isn’t she losing her purse, or part of it?
by missmanners on Apr 11, 2009 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions
20% of it. 10% goes to the commission and 10% to Akano.
"I see him beating Anderson Silva. I see him picking him apart. Him at a 131 years old...(trails off)." - Tito on Belfort at Affliction:DOR
by Rundownloser on Apr 11, 2009 10:53 PM EDT up reply actions
You think they’re building toward a Gina/Cyborg fight? LOL.
by Cannon Jacques on Apr 11, 2009 10:51 PM EDT reply actions
They were at Bellator, too – I think they just got replaced by UltimateBet for more money
by Derek Suboticki on Apr 11, 2009 10:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Mike Rome...
just pointed out that if periods make weight cutting hard that women should weigh in same day to make people fight at natural weight to prevent these “girl problems” from keeping women from making weight.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 11, 2009 10:53 PM EDT reply actions
and I kind of agree...
…forgot to include that
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 11, 2009 10:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Won’t people just fight dehydrated?
"I see him beating Anderson Silva. I see him picking him apart. Him at a 131 years old...(trails off)." - Tito on Belfort at Affliction:DOR
by Rundownloser on Apr 11, 2009 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions
I would hope not...
but it is the reason I’ve always been against day of weigh-ins for guys. SO I guess you’re right for calling me out on that
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 11, 2009 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions
My months of spending all day on this site have just been validated.
"I see him beating Anderson Silva. I see him picking him apart. Him at a 131 years old...(trails off)." - Tito on Belfort at Affliction:DOR
by Rundownloser on Apr 11, 2009 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Could also do rules disallowing people from fighting at a weight more than 2 lbs above the planned weight class. Weighed an hour before the fight.
by Michael Rome on Apr 11, 2009 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions
The commission really should’ve stopped the Cyborg fight.
by Derek Suboticki on Apr 11, 2009 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions
This.
"I see him beating Anderson Silva. I see him picking him apart. Him at a 131 years old...(trails off)." - Tito on Belfort at Affliction:DOR
by Rundownloser on Apr 11, 2009 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Amen.
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. -Samuel Beckett
by Scott C. Broussard on Apr 11, 2009 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Makes sense
all joking aside. I don’t know how hard it is to cut weight so it looks like a fair compromise.
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Razor can’t cut steel!!!! Scott Smith is like a scientist.
Yeah, who got the final Death Blow? 'Cause I thought that Hawaiian guy had it comin' to him. - C. K.
by monkeyfightclub! on Apr 11, 2009 10:53 PM EDT reply actions
Oh, let your pro wrestling fan out of the dungeon for one day
by Derek Suboticki on Apr 11, 2009 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions
I think it’s the one thing Japan has nailed
by Derek Suboticki on Apr 11, 2009 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions
FACESMASH FU!!!!!!!!!!
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
Face Smashing Foo???
Boooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yeah, who got the final Death Blow? 'Cause I thought that Hawaiian guy had it comin' to him. - C. K.
by monkeyfightclub! on Apr 11, 2009 10:56 PM EDT reply actions
Fuschia trunks
Another milestone in MMA
by Derek Suboticki on Apr 11, 2009 10:57 PM EDT reply actions
You think he has more years of experience?
by Derek Suboticki on Apr 11, 2009 10:58 PM EDT reply actions
Yessir.
"I see him beating Anderson Silva. I see him picking him apart. Him at a 131 years old...(trails off)." - Tito on Belfort at Affliction:DOR
by Rundownloser on Apr 11, 2009 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Yep
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 11, 2009 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Smith was just standing there for like 30 seconds after he got rocked.
Yeah, who got the final Death Blow? 'Cause I thought that Hawaiian guy had it comin' to him. - C. K.
by monkeyfightclub! on Apr 11, 2009 11:03 PM EDT reply actions
Sign a fucking contract and call me
by Derek Suboticki on Apr 11, 2009 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Only in my dreams
Is this three shitty organizations that Tito has claimed to have a future from?
by Derek Suboticki on Apr 11, 2009 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions
You can’t give Overeem a target that big…would be like swinging at a beach ball…
by Dabashire on Apr 11, 2009 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Smith needs to move side to side for God’s sake.
Yeah, who got the final Death Blow? 'Cause I thought that Hawaiian guy had it comin' to him. - C. K.
by monkeyfightclub! on Apr 11, 2009 11:06 PM EDT reply actions
'This is MMA - this isn't boxing'
Was that Mauro?
by Derek Suboticki on Apr 11, 2009 11:07 PM EDT reply actions
‘unless it’s really, really wounded’
by Derek Suboticki on Apr 11, 2009 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Smith's eye looks bad
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
Radach's boxing is SO tight for MMA.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 11, 2009 11:10 PM EDT reply actions
Radach is better at moving away from leg kicks IMO
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
Close...
Davis is a little better but Radach is REAL close
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 11, 2009 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions
I love radach. Good boxing + Decent Wrestling + jits = Top 10-15 MW
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
If he fully dedicated himself he could be a lawler-slaying monster
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
Weird fight
Smith has been asleep on his feet the whole fight
WTF?
he's not as good as Radach
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 11, 2009 11:10 PM EDT up reply actions
OFFICIAL ATTENDANCE 14,409
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 11, 2009 11:10 PM EDT reply actions
Oh - that's a lot. . .
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. -Samuel Beckett
by Scott C. Broussard on Apr 11, 2009 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions
What do you mean, work? I have an arm in a guillotine
by Derek Suboticki on Apr 11, 2009 11:12 PM EDT reply actions
That’s actually a reinterpretation of Eugene Ionesco’s absurdest play “Rhinoceros” – minus the quality, of course…
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. -Samuel Beckett
by Scott C. Broussard on Apr 11, 2009 11:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Very nice.
I will play my game beneath the spin light.
Absurd Meridian
by Eugene Schelfaut on Apr 11, 2009 11:14 PM EDT reply actions
And Gus Johnson loses it again.
Yeah, who got the final Death Blow? 'Cause I thought that Hawaiian guy had it comin' to him. - C. K.
by monkeyfightclub! on Apr 11, 2009 11:14 PM EDT reply actions
Me too. That’s why I point it out.
Yeah, who got the final Death Blow? 'Cause I thought that Hawaiian guy had it comin' to him. - C. K.
by monkeyfightclub! on Apr 11, 2009 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions
FUCK MY LIFE
Can we just start calling smith “The Comeback Kid”?
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
Agreed. All he did was go forward and move backward. He didn’t move laterally at all.
Yeah, who got the final Death Blow? 'Cause I thought that Hawaiian guy had it comin' to him. - C. K.
by monkeyfightclub! on Apr 11, 2009 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions
God...dammit...
HUGE heart from Smith.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 11, 2009 11:15 PM EDT reply actions
"beating Radach automatically makes you one of the top guys in the world"
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 11, 2009 11:15 PM EDT reply actions
per miletich
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 11, 2009 11:15 PM EDT up reply actions
I almost got a new signature.
"I see him beating Anderson Silva. I see him picking him apart. Him at a 131 years old...(trails off)." - Tito on Belfort at Affliction:DOR
by Rundownloser on Apr 11, 2009 11:15 PM EDT up reply actions
START TRAINING FULL TIME BENJI
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
Name 15 MWs better than radach...
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
Radach is not in the USAT/BE top 25
by Derek Suboticki on Apr 11, 2009 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Most of that is because of the EXC layoff. He beat the shit out of ninja, and that has to count for something
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
Beating Ninja doesn’t count for much. Ninja is only 5-5 as a MW and his biggest win at that weight is Joey Villasenor.
Shit didn't let me respond
I was saying, did he watch DREAM.8? Everyone beats the shit out of Ninja. It’s like a right of passage.
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by Blackout612 on Apr 11, 2009 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Kool Aid
I like Radach, but these guys are blowing smoke up your ass.
"I hit [Evensen], and you could just see it in his head. He went, 'Oh, man. We don't have to do this anymore. I'm good. Thanks for having me. I'm going to go home now." -Pat "The Real Techno Viking" Berry
by Blackout612 on Apr 11, 2009 11:18 PM EDT up reply actions
I form my own opinions, dammit.
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
Seriously.
"I see him beating Anderson Silva. I see him picking him apart. Him at a 131 years old...(trails off)." - Tito on Belfort at Affliction:DOR
by Rundownloser on Apr 11, 2009 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions
No.
"I see him beating Anderson Silva. I see him picking him apart. Him at a 131 years old...(trails off)." - Tito on Belfort at Affliction:DOR
by Rundownloser on Apr 11, 2009 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Agreed...
very dramatic. It probably wont be the winner. but it’s on the list.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 11, 2009 11:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Not until he beats Lindland!
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. -Samuel Beckett
by Scott C. Broussard on Apr 11, 2009 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Sup d00dz
What an amazing fight. Two FOTY candidates in six days.
"I hit [Evensen], and you could just see it in his head. He went, 'Oh, man. We don't have to do this anymore. I'm good. Thanks for having me. I'm going to go home now." -Pat "The Real Techno Viking" Berry
Mizugaki/Torres last Sunday
"I hit [Evensen], and you could just see it in his head. He went, 'Oh, man. We don't have to do this anymore. I'm good. Thanks for having me. I'm going to go home now." -Pat "The Real Techno Viking" Berry
by Blackout612 on Apr 11, 2009 11:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Have a little faith in Zuffa for a change :-p
by Derek Suboticki on Apr 11, 2009 11:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Myth doesn't have anything against Zuffa
Just Lesnar.
"I hit [Evensen], and you could just see it in his head. He went, 'Oh, man. We don't have to do this anymore. I'm good. Thanks for having me. I'm going to go home now." -Pat "The Real Techno Viking" Berry
by Blackout612 on Apr 11, 2009 11:20 PM EDT up reply actions
He’s the headliner of the biggest card in MMA history, so I guess I’ll let myth hate for a little bit
by Derek Suboticki on Apr 11, 2009 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions
I see what happened
You are confusing cards with what actually happens. I’m hoping for exciting fights, not that people make interesting cards.
With the (possible) exception of Herring, I think it’s hard to say Lesnar isn’t exciting to watch.
by Derek Suboticki on Apr 11, 2009 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Randy's chin is decent at best, so don't even go there
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
I’ve planted my pro-Lesnar flag and I stand by it
by Derek Suboticki on Apr 11, 2009 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Mir over Lesnar(0:24 in 1st round, Flying Gogoplata)
Yeah, i went there
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
Lesnar by eating one of the punches that fucked Nog up and countering Mir into the third row
by Derek Suboticki on Apr 11, 2009 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Because Nog's chin sucks so much, right?
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
Even on an off-night.
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
To hear the Mir haters, you’d think he was brought to the ring in a wheelchair.
by Derek Suboticki on Apr 11, 2009 11:28 PM EDT up reply actions
I feel like you’re qualifying Mir so that it’s more spectacular when he gets TKO’d. His hands were soooo wide against Nog. I GSP’d him (not impressed with your performance).
"I hit [Evensen], and you could just see it in his head. He went, 'Oh, man. We don't have to do this anymore. I'm good. Thanks for having me. I'm going to go home now." -Pat "The Real Techno Viking" Berry
by Blackout612 on Apr 11, 2009 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions
That's slightly crazier than saying you're Top 15 @ 185 if you beat Radach
So you’re about par.
"I hit [Evensen], and you could just see it in his head. He went, 'Oh, man. We don't have to do this anymore. I'm good. Thanks for having me. I'm going to go home now." -Pat "The Real Techno Viking" Berry
by Blackout612 on Apr 11, 2009 11:28 PM EDT up reply actions
I stand by that, 185 is a shitpile in terms of depth.
A.Silva
Hendo
Bisping
Wand
Maia
Leites
Marquardt
Lawler
Belfort
After that it gets really sketchy
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
I am always excited to see him lose…as good as he is, I can’t bring myself to like him.
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. -Samuel Beckett
by Scott C. Broussard on Apr 11, 2009 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions
I hate that he's a homophobe
But he may be the single greatest athlete ever in the sport.
by Derek Suboticki on Apr 11, 2009 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Another time
Another place. There’s plenty of time to argue about Lesnar before July 11th.
"I hit [Evensen], and you could just see it in his head. He went, 'Oh, man. We don't have to do this anymore. I'm good. Thanks for having me. I'm going to go home now." -Pat "The Real Techno Viking" Berry
by Blackout612 on Apr 11, 2009 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Amen!
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. -Samuel Beckett
by Scott C. Broussard on Apr 11, 2009 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions
GSP didn’t get invited by the Minnesota Vikings to play/develop in Europe for a year on their dime.
by Derek Suboticki on Apr 11, 2009 11:28 PM EDT up reply actions
They probably wouldn’t have given him pads – he’s the size of a second baseman.
by Derek Suboticki on Apr 11, 2009 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Wow
Brock walks onto an NFL training squad, is offered an NFL Europe contract and you call that a failure. OK.
by Derek Suboticki on Apr 11, 2009 11:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Jeff George played in NFL Europe
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
Not really
Don’t want to get into it, but he performed pretty well. Vikings brass said that had he come out straight from college, he would have been a 2nd-3rd round pick based on measurables alone, but that it was too late for him based on his age (and having two of the five best DT’s in the NFL while he was in camp).
"I hit [Evensen], and you could just see it in his head. He went, 'Oh, man. We don't have to do this anymore. I'm good. Thanks for having me. I'm going to go home now." -Pat "The Real Techno Viking" Berry
by Blackout612 on Apr 11, 2009 11:36 PM EDT up reply actions
I know the story :)
He walked in, did pretty good, was told to go play in Europe and get some experience. he said no, if it isn’t handed to him then he doesn’t want to work for it. Not many ways that looks good for him lol
The UFC sure didn’t hand him shit putting him against Mir, Herring and Couture in his second, third and fourth ever fights.
He’s an incredible physical specimen.
by Derek Suboticki on Apr 11, 2009 11:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Get a room.
"I hit [Evensen], and you could just see it in his head. He went, 'Oh, man. We don't have to do this anymore. I'm good. Thanks for having me. I'm going to go home now." -Pat "The Real Techno Viking" Berry
by Blackout612 on Apr 11, 2009 11:44 PM EDT up reply actions
WOAH
You seem pissed, Blackout. Are you sure you’re not really, really pissed?
by Derek Suboticki on Apr 11, 2009 11:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Meh..
Hurt my thumb today helping my friend move. That was mildly unpleasant. I think I said shit out loud.
"I hit [Evensen], and you could just see it in his head. He went, 'Oh, man. We don't have to do this anymore. I'm good. Thanks for having me. I'm going to go home now." -Pat "The Real Techno Viking" Berry
by Blackout612 on Apr 11, 2009 11:47 PM EDT up reply actions
you are having too much fun with those tonight
by Chris Nelson on Apr 11, 2009 11:28 PM EDT up reply actions
If nothing else I motivate creativity
by Derek Suboticki on Apr 11, 2009 11:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Hilarious.
"I see him beating Anderson Silva. I see him picking him apart. Him at a 131 years old...(trails off)." - Tito on Belfort at Affliction:DOR
by Rundownloser on Apr 11, 2009 11:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah he called Tom Atencio his masseuse!
WTF?
There's a WAMMA belt in my Cracker Jacks!
Srsly
The guy may not be top tier fighter, but he’s got a fighters heart and always gives exciting fights. I’ll watch this guy fight any day.
He seems like a really good guy. I’m glad he got the win.
"I see him beating Anderson Silva. I see him picking him apart. Him at a 131 years old...(trails off)." - Tito on Belfort at Affliction:DOR
by Rundownloser on Apr 11, 2009 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Hey look, GSP is kicking BJ’s ass on the feet
by Derek Suboticki on Apr 11, 2009 11:20 PM EDT reply actions
I don't feel like watching that again.
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
I read this statement incorrectly.
I think…
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i don’t think i’d want him to rub on me….. damnit. now i’m giving myself nightmares :(
(although he’s more preferable than jared shaw!)
Gina Carano probably agrees with you.
"I see him beating Anderson Silva. I see him picking him apart. Him at a 131 years old...(trails off)." - Tito on Belfort at Affliction:DOR
by Rundownloser on Apr 11, 2009 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Why are they using muscle bones vision.
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
Musclemen make it so much easier to understand.
I will play my game beneath the spin light.
Absurd Meridian
by Eugene Schelfaut on Apr 11, 2009 11:23 PM EDT reply actions
ewww, gross
slow-mo demo with skeletons covered in blood
I like how everyone gets the Kane entrance followed by sparklies.
by Derek Suboticki on Apr 11, 2009 11:24 PM EDT reply actions
I smell Glittergate brewing.
"I see him beating Anderson Silva. I see him picking him apart. Him at a 131 years old...(trails off)." - Tito on Belfort at Affliction:DOR
by Rundownloser on Apr 11, 2009 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions
What the fuck was the point of that?
The awful broadcast team + skeleton graphics are making a solid action card come off kind of cheesy.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 11, 2009 11:24 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
They’re trying – I would bet they won’t be there next time
by Derek Suboticki on Apr 11, 2009 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Does strikeforce hire their own team or does showtime?
by Dropkick434 on Apr 11, 2009 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions
At least they didn’t buy the Dragon from Elite. Thank God for small favors.
"I see him beating Anderson Silva. I see him picking him apart. Him at a 131 years old...(trails off)." - Tito on Belfort at Affliction:DOR
by Rundownloser on Apr 11, 2009 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Funny, Bjorn Rebney from Bellator actually referenced that on Breen’s show last week (as an example of something Bellator would never do).
by Chris Nelson on Apr 11, 2009 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m a strict adherent of Breenism.
"I see him beating Anderson Silva. I see him picking him apart. Him at a 131 years old...(trails off)." - Tito on Belfort at Affliction:DOR
by Rundownloser on Apr 11, 2009 11:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Trying to educate the unwashed masses – though they didn’t need to have them flayed.
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. -Samuel Beckett
by Scott C. Broussard on Apr 11, 2009 11:29 PM EDT up reply actions
I fast forwarded through the in between fight stuff, but that musculoskeletal man graphic would probably be useful to explain how exactly some submissions work. And not just the one’s that usually directly lead to finishes, stuff like omoplatas and calf slicers and stuff so you can see moves and explain why they work.
That would make sense...
it just looked dumb when explaining things like a jab, or sprawl. It wasn’t like they were highlighting the muscles that were involved with either. It was just “here are skinless men punching!”
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 12, 2009 10:10 AM EDT up reply actions
In the ring or in the cage
Any way you slice it
We love our jugs and pugs
Hard to get it up
When you get knocked down
Hits and chicks, hits and chicks
Kaboom, kablooey
Oh boy, hot fooey
Hits and chicks, hits and chicks
Hits and chicks, hits and chicks
Busted ears
Bodacious boobs
And one of the best knockouts in years
Not getting up when you get knocked down
Hits and chicks, hits and chicks
Kimbo Slice, Sam Peter, we love ’em
Hits and chicks, hits and chicks
by Chris Nelson on Apr 11, 2009 11:28 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
lol brings back memories
Yeah, who got the final Death Blow? 'Cause I thought that Hawaiian guy had it comin' to him. - C. K.
by monkeyfightclub! on Apr 11, 2009 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Unfortunately.
"I see him beating Anderson Silva. I see him picking him apart. Him at a 131 years old...(trails off)." - Tito on Belfort at Affliction:DOR
by Rundownloser on Apr 11, 2009 11:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Looking dry?
I will play my game beneath the spin light.
Absurd Meridian
by Eugene Schelfaut on Apr 11, 2009 11:28 PM EDT reply actions
Cung said he plans to return this fall, I think.
by a tommy point on Apr 11, 2009 11:31 PM EDT up reply actions
This is an independent broadcast team...
and they’re forcing the product down our throats rather than letting it speak for itself (which it would be doing quite well on it’s own honestly)
Anyone else find this an interesting twist on the “UFC needs independent broadcasters” debate?
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 11, 2009 11:30 PM EDT reply actions
It’s pretty blatant.
"I see him beating Anderson Silva. I see him picking him apart. Him at a 131 years old...(trails off)." - Tito on Belfort at Affliction:DOR
by Rundownloser on Apr 11, 2009 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Other than ’it’s fucking ridiculous because announcers are inherently biased?’ No.
by Derek Suboticki on Apr 11, 2009 11:31 PM EDT up reply actions
This is a 5-Round Fight, yes?
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. -Samuel Beckett
by Scott C. Broussard on Apr 11, 2009 11:31 PM EDT reply actions
Best part of the Scott smith fight:
was when his kid looked at him after the fight and basically said “Daddy, are you ok? You were getting you ass beat”
by P4P is a stupid concept on Apr 11, 2009 11:32 PM EDT reply actions
I love it how on strikeforce they feel the need to explain what an Omoplata is...
by P4P is a stupid concept on Apr 11, 2009 11:33 PM EDT reply actions
hahaha
Yeah. Don’t even get me started on Rogan and his hard-on for Eddie Bravo
by P4P is a stupid concept on Apr 11, 2009 11:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Considering the crowd was booing Akano in the third, I’d explain to them which side is left and which side is right.
by Derek Suboticki on Apr 11, 2009 11:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Why wouldn't they?
They are trying to expand the sport, and their fans. It makes sense to explain things to new fans.
I know.
I understand. In the NFL Madden still explains the forward pass.
by P4P is a stupid concept on Apr 11, 2009 11:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Don’t worry Gus, forearms=elbow strikes.
"I see him beating Anderson Silva. I see him picking him apart. Him at a 131 years old...(trails off)." - Tito on Belfort at Affliction:DOR
Yeah, I bet Gilbert wishes he could throw those.
by Derek Suboticki on Apr 11, 2009 11:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Melendez is probably fine just finishing him in the 3rd by a sub or something
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
You can use Jew Jif Shoes, the Colombian art of bonebreaking
by Derek Suboticki on Apr 11, 2009 11:37 PM EDT up reply actions
People are booing? Amazing.
Yeah, who got the final Death Blow? 'Cause I thought that Hawaiian guy had it comin' to him. - C. K.
by monkeyfightclub! on Apr 11, 2009 11:36 PM EDT reply actions
Revised official attendance: 15, 211
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 11, 2009 11:37 PM EDT reply actions
Any breakdown of idiots v non-idiots?
by Derek Suboticki on Apr 11, 2009 11:37 PM EDT up reply actions
It’s an Eddie Bravo position.
"I see him beating Anderson Silva. I see him picking him apart. Him at a 131 years old...(trails off)." - Tito on Belfort at Affliction:DOR
by Rundownloser on Apr 11, 2009 11:38 PM EDT up reply actions
just like the double d-bag position
by P4P is a stupid concept on Apr 11, 2009 11:39 PM EDT up reply actions
DPO FTW.
"I see him beating Anderson Silva. I see him picking him apart. Him at a 131 years old...(trails off)." - Tito on Belfort at Affliction:DOR
by Rundownloser on Apr 11, 2009 11:40 PM EDT up reply actions
I thought it was the
Jew Claw. Oops.
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This is actually pretty good
I always kind of put strikeforce on the level of Elite XC, but this has actually been pretty entertaining.
by P4P is a stupid concept on Apr 11, 2009 11:38 PM EDT reply actions
Damn.
"I see him beating Anderson Silva. I see him picking him apart. Him at a 131 years old...(trails off)." - Tito on Belfort at Affliction:DOR
Nice.
"I see him beating Anderson Silva. I see him picking him apart. Him at a 131 years old...(trails off)." - Tito on Belfort at Affliction:DOR
by Rundownloser on Apr 11, 2009 11:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Crowd breakdown:
1. Mostly white
2. Mostly dumb.
3. Mostly drunk.
by Michael Rome on Apr 11, 2009 11:40 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Are they in Stockton?
Yeah, who got the final Death Blow? 'Cause I thought that Hawaiian guy had it comin' to him. - C. K.
by monkeyfightclub! on Apr 11, 2009 11:41 PM EDT up reply actions
That the crowd is mostly white, dumb, and drunk.
by Michael Rome on Apr 11, 2009 11:41 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Lol.
I will play my game beneath the spin light.
Absurd Meridian
by Eugene Schelfaut on Apr 11, 2009 11:42 PM EDT up reply actions
We just got confirmation.
"I see him beating Anderson Silva. I see him picking him apart. Him at a 131 years old...(trails off)." - Tito on Belfort at Affliction:DOR
by Rundownloser on Apr 11, 2009 11:42 PM EDT up reply actions
what's that supposed to mean?
Mostly white? And….?
by P4P is a stupid concept on Apr 11, 2009 11:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Nicely done!
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 11, 2009 11:40 PM EDT reply actions
Melendez vs. Noons plz
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
AFter thomson of course
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
Damm is still out...
and fighting the ref and doctors.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 11, 2009 11:40 PM EDT reply actions
Lindland style.
That ain’t pretty. Hope he’s okay.
by Chris Nelson on Apr 11, 2009 11:41 PM EDT up reply actions
LOL
..yeah….lindland is still KTFO’d
by P4P is a stupid concept on Apr 11, 2009 11:43 PM EDT up reply actions
I know it's going to seem like I'm shitting all over the broadcast team...
but I don’t need to be told “this is MMA” or “perfect MMA” every time someone finishes…
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 11, 2009 11:41 PM EDT reply actions
They’re acting like this is the introduction of MMA to some massive audience – save the rudimentary lessons for CBS, thank you
by Derek Suboticki on Apr 11, 2009 11:42 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm fine with it to a point...
but EVERY time someone finishes it’s “this is MMA” or “perfect MMA” or “this isn’t boxing…it’s MMA!”
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 11, 2009 11:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Gus is still trying to remind himself.
"I see him beating Anderson Silva. I see him picking him apart. Him at a 131 years old...(trails off)." - Tito on Belfort at Affliction:DOR
by Rundownloser on Apr 11, 2009 11:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Especially when they seem to have no idea what they’re talking about.
"I hit [Evensen], and you could just see it in his head. He went, 'Oh, man. We don't have to do this anymore. I'm good. Thanks for having me. I'm going to go home now." -Pat "The Real Techno Viking" Berry
by Blackout612 on Apr 11, 2009 11:42 PM EDT up reply actions
As LOST headz know...
The universe has a way of course correcting, and that was the TKO loss Damm should’ve had on his record from Jorge Masvidal.
by Chris Nelson on Apr 11, 2009 11:43 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
I really have to watch more lost
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 11, 2009 11:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Proud to be one.
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. -Samuel Beckett
by Scott C. Broussard on Apr 11, 2009 11:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Does this mean Diaz is the Smoke Monster?
by a tommy point on Apr 11, 2009 11:44 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Hahaha.
"I see him beating Anderson Silva. I see him picking him apart. Him at a 131 years old...(trails off)." - Tito on Belfort at Affliction:DOR
by Rundownloser on Apr 11, 2009 11:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Kinda disappointed Cung Le isn't fighting.
He’s probably the best person on their roster. I haven’t seen him in a long time…
by P4P is a stupid concept on Apr 11, 2009 11:45 PM EDT reply actions
Who is going to be Sammy Davis JR?
Yeah, who got the final Death Blow? 'Cause I thought that Hawaiian guy had it comin' to him. - C. K.
by monkeyfightclub! on Apr 11, 2009 11:49 PM EDT up reply actions
I am guessing that is Cung’s only scene.
I will play my game beneath the spin light.
Absurd Meridian
by Eugene Schelfaut on Apr 11, 2009 11:45 PM EDT reply actions
OOOH yeah!
let’s show street fighting MMA movies mid show.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 11, 2009 11:45 PM EDT reply actions
God I hope the main event starts soon. This show is boring to me.
Yeah, who got the final Death Blow? 'Cause I thought that Hawaiian guy had it comin' to him. - C. K.
by monkeyfightclub! on Apr 11, 2009 11:46 PM EDT reply actions
It was pretty one sided before smith pulled it out. But that fight wasn’t bad. The last fight was horrible and the cyborg fight has left a bad taste in my mouth.
Yeah, who got the final Death Blow? 'Cause I thought that Hawaiian guy had it comin' to him. - C. K.
by monkeyfightclub! on Apr 11, 2009 11:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Dude...I've really enjoyed this show
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 11, 2009 11:46 PM EDT up reply actions
What are you talking about?
Gina was shown multiple times.
And Diaz is fighting next.
The Bird is the Word.
Imagine a double feature with Fighting and Never Back Down!
Yeah, who got the final Death Blow? 'Cause I thought that Hawaiian guy had it comin' to him. - C. K.
by monkeyfightclub! on Apr 11, 2009 11:50 PM EDT up reply actions
I submit.
"I hit [Evensen], and you could just see it in his head. He went, 'Oh, man. We don't have to do this anymore. I'm good. Thanks for having me. I'm going to go home now." -Pat "The Real Techno Viking" Berry
by Blackout612 on Apr 11, 2009 11:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, I’ve been hankering for Le-Shamrock II… pfft
by Derek Suboticki on Apr 11, 2009 11:47 PM EDT reply actions
He left Vietnam when he was 3 so probably not.
by Chris Nelson on Apr 11, 2009 11:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Needs more cowboy hat and sexual harrassment
"I hit [Evensen], and you could just see it in his head. He went, 'Oh, man. We don't have to do this anymore. I'm good. Thanks for having me. I'm going to go home now." -Pat "The Real Techno Viking" Berry
by Blackout612 on Apr 11, 2009 11:48 PM EDT up reply actions
hahaha
I love it how Kim Couture was described as an “attraction” rather than a fighter
by P4P is a stupid concept on Apr 11, 2009 11:49 PM EDT reply actions
they said Cyborg/Akano was a special attraction also...
…it’s code for girl fight
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 11, 2009 11:49 PM EDT up reply actions
oh
Well, Mrs. Santos is FAR from an “attraction”
Kim and Gina= Boneyard
by P4P is a stupid concept on Apr 11, 2009 11:50 PM EDT up reply actions
The Shamrocks are not the McCoy’s to the Gracie’s Hatfields’. The Gracie’s have no equivalent.
by Derek Suboticki on Apr 11, 2009 11:49 PM EDT reply actions
That’s what I said!
"I hit [Evensen], and you could just see it in his head. He went, 'Oh, man. We don't have to do this anymore. I'm good. Thanks for having me. I'm going to go home now." -Pat "The Real Techno Viking" Berry
by Blackout612 on Apr 11, 2009 11:51 PM EDT up reply actions
This isn't boxing, it's MMA!
"I see him beating Anderson Silva. I see him picking him apart. Him at a 131 years old...(trails off)." - Tito on Belfort at Affliction:DOR
by Rundownloser on Apr 11, 2009 11:52 PM EDT up reply actions
These naked things look like Super Nintendo shit
This is ridiculous.
by Derek Suboticki on Apr 11, 2009 11:51 PM EDT reply actions
Super Mario 64 looked way better than that shit.
by Derek Suboticki on Apr 11, 2009 11:53 PM EDT up reply actions
This is so innapropriate..
Put some skin on, will ya? I can see your muscles and stuff. O.o
The Bird is the Word.
Nothing gets me excited for a mainevent like a jab walkthrough with musclemen.
I will play my game beneath the spin light.
Absurd Meridian
by Eugene Schelfaut on Apr 11, 2009 11:52 PM EDT reply actions
When Did Strikeforce Turn Into CMLL?
"Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment."
-Lao Tzu
Lucha reference?
Didn’t expect to see that
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 11, 2009 11:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Damn Right!
Master of The Non Sequester.
The meatmen reminded me of their replays
"Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment."
-Lao Tzu
How many times will Diaz flick off the crowd?
Yeah, who got the final Death Blow? 'Cause I thought that Hawaiian guy had it comin' to him. - C. K.
by monkeyfightclub! on Apr 11, 2009 11:52 PM EDT reply actions
I've heard both flick and flip in my life...I accept either
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 11, 2009 11:54 PM EDT up reply actions
I'd much prefer...
that they did a Teddy Atlas on Friday Night Fight’s style thing with real guys explaining technique to last gen 3D renderings.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 11, 2009 11:53 PM EDT reply actions
I love the dude Teddy always “spars” with.
by Chris Nelson on Apr 11, 2009 11:54 PM EDT up reply actions
there is something...odd...going on with those two
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 11, 2009 11:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Teddy is great...
or he WAS great until he lost his shit over the past year
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 11, 2009 11:55 PM EDT up reply actions
I’ll always love Teddy Atlas – he’s never looking directly into the camera
by Derek Suboticki on Apr 11, 2009 11:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Bodog Girls FTW
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by Scott C. Broussard on Apr 11, 2009 11:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Diaz shown using one technique he can’t actually use in the fight.
"I see him beating Anderson Silva. I see him picking him apart. Him at a 131 years old...(trails off)." - Tito on Belfort at Affliction:DOR
Throwing the elbow or smoking refer?
Yeah, who got the final Death Blow? 'Cause I thought that Hawaiian guy had it comin' to him. - C. K.
by monkeyfightclub! on Apr 11, 2009 11:55 PM EDT up reply actions
I'll believe it when I see it
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I hope you’re right. I mark out for Diaz. I can’t explain it, but I really like the kid.
by Chris Nelson on Apr 11, 2009 11:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Unbelievable.
"I see him beating Anderson Silva. I see him picking him apart. Him at a 131 years old...(trails off)." - Tito on Belfort at Affliction:DOR
by Rundownloser on Apr 11, 2009 11:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Just a thought—people are right to focus on the weight thing for Cyborg, but that fight was a HUGE size mismatch already. Akano never had a chance, the real outrage was the matchmaking. Cyborg was prevented from cutting further weight, she likely would have rehydrated to the same size, or maybe a couple pounds less.
I’m outraged over just about every aspect of that fight.
"I see him beating Anderson Silva. I see him picking him apart. Him at a 131 years old...(trails off)." - Tito on Belfort at Affliction:DOR
by Rundownloser on Apr 11, 2009 11:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Cyborg is just way too big for 145. She was shredded at the weigh-ins so I don’t think she’s lazy with the cutting. She’s just big and muscular.
She’s made 140. In her last fight. She can make the weight.
by Michael Rome on Apr 11, 2009 11:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Cyborg just turned it from questionable into a farce by coming in fat.
by Derek Suboticki on Apr 11, 2009 11:57 PM EDT up reply actions
This dialogue is canned goods
The reknowned well rounded fighter. As good on the ground as he is on the feet. The legend from San Jose.
"I hit [Evensen], and you could just see it in his head. He went, 'Oh, man. We don't have to do this anymore. I'm good. Thanks for having me. I'm going to go home now." -Pat "The Real Techno Viking" Berry
Captain Cannabis. His lungs may be a factor in this fight, folks.
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
Enough with the shields.
I will play my game beneath the spin light.
Absurd Meridian
by Eugene Schelfaut on Apr 11, 2009 11:56 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Yeah...
they’re recycling cliches a LOT tonight
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 11, 2009 11:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Shamrock plays for the San Jose Sharks also? The man is amazing.
Yeah, who got the final Death Blow? 'Cause I thought that Hawaiian guy had it comin' to him. - C. K.
by monkeyfightclub! on Apr 11, 2009 11:57 PM EDT reply actions
I’ll match that.
"I see him beating Anderson Silva. I see him picking him apart. Him at a 131 years old...(trails off)." - Tito on Belfort at Affliction:DOR
by Rundownloser on Apr 11, 2009 11:58 PM EDT up reply actions
This nickname is 2nd only to
Jason “Brother of Clay” Guida
by nitro on Apr 11, 2009 11:58 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
We have a LHW in Colorado I call James ‘Not’ Funny
by Derek Suboticki on Apr 11, 2009 11:59 PM EDT up reply actions
I'd go with "I'm not"
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 12, 2009 12:01 AM EDT up reply actions
The Alliance baby!
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 11, 2009 11:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah...
but TK was always the weak link
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 12, 2009 12:00 AM EDT up reply actions
They train together
Yeah, who got the final Death Blow? 'Cause I thought that Hawaiian guy had it comin' to him. - C. K.
by monkeyfightclub! on Apr 11, 2009 11:59 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m surprised Mickey Rourke isn’t.
"I see him beating Anderson Silva. I see him picking him apart. Him at a 131 years old...(trails off)." - Tito on Belfort at Affliction:DOR
by Rundownloser on Apr 11, 2009 11:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Rourke and Bas had a manly hug at cageside...
per Mr. Rome
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 12, 2009 12:00 AM EDT up reply actions
Anyone know anything about the alleged tramp stamp tattoo that shamrock may/or may not have had covered up? I read that diaz was making fun of him for it.
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. -Samuel Beckett
by Scott C. Broussard on Apr 12, 2009 12:03 AM EDT up reply actions
ITS SHOWTIME!!!
ha I get it..
Yeah, who got the final Death Blow? 'Cause I thought that Hawaiian guy had it comin' to him. - C. K.
by monkeyfightclub! on Apr 12, 2009 12:00 AM EDT reply actions
‘Truly complete pioneer’… ‘prototype for MMA’
Did Frank hand Jimmy an index card
by Derek Suboticki on Apr 12, 2009 12:00 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
"the prototype of modern MMA"
hahhahhahhah
by P4P is a stupid concept on Apr 12, 2009 12:01 AM EDT reply actions
Striking/wrestling/submissions...
he was the guy who really put it all together back in the day.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 12, 2009 12:02 AM EDT up reply actions
I know, he was the first really rounded fighter, but that intro was still ridiculous.
‘Fresh from curing cancer… the world’s greatest lover…’
by Derek Suboticki on Apr 12, 2009 12:03 AM EDT up reply actions
haha
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 12, 2009 12:03 AM EDT up reply actions
UFC 94 ends right before the main event
Dana being nice to Strikeforce?
by Derek Suboticki on Apr 12, 2009 12:02 AM EDT reply actions
Diaz caught a kick? What? His reflexes CANT be that good
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
I’ll never take away Frank’s gameplanning from him.
by Derek Suboticki on Apr 12, 2009 12:04 AM EDT reply actions
At least Frank didn't get beat up by his training partner the day of the fight
by P4P is a stupid concept on Apr 12, 2009 12:04 AM EDT reply actions
Talk shit, Diaz, cause you’re losing this round
by Derek Suboticki on Apr 12, 2009 12:05 AM EDT reply actions
Nick is worse than Nate when it comes to pawing
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
Pretty princess pillow punches – Aoki and Diaz must box together
by Derek Suboticki on Apr 12, 2009 12:06 AM EDT up reply actions
I cannot believe Nick Diaz is technically a "professional athlete"
by P4P is a stupid concept on Apr 12, 2009 12:06 AM EDT reply actions
but he did just mount Frank
by P4P is a stupid concept on Apr 12, 2009 12:07 AM EDT up reply actions
‘She understands who she is married to’
These guys officially suck.
by Derek Suboticki on Apr 12, 2009 12:07 AM EDT reply actions
Well at least its official
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
Has Shamrock's TKD D deteriorated THAT much>
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
TKD = Tae Kwon Do or takedown?
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. -Samuel Beckett
by Scott C. Broussard on Apr 12, 2009 12:08 AM EDT up reply actions
"He pawed 115 strikes"
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
yeah..i think Frank has the emotional maturity of a 9 year old. Talking smack get in his head way too easy
by P4P is a stupid concept on Apr 12, 2009 12:10 AM EDT up reply actions
I don’t think Diaz could hang at 170 in the UFC, let alone 185.
by Derek Suboticki on Apr 12, 2009 12:09 AM EDT reply actions
Doesn’t seem like he could make 155.
"I see him beating Anderson Silva. I see him picking him apart. Him at a 131 years old...(trails off)." - Tito on Belfort at Affliction:DOR
by Rundownloser on Apr 12, 2009 12:10 AM EDT up reply actions
He struggled with Karo, Sanchez, and Riggs – no way he’d survive against GSP, Alves, Kos
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. -Samuel Beckett
by Scott C. Broussard on Apr 12, 2009 12:10 AM EDT up reply actions
Fitch would murder him
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
yeah. he would just ba another can in those divisions
by P4P is a stupid concept on Apr 12, 2009 12:11 AM EDT up reply actions
Ricky Williams of MMA
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
“He’s getting into a boxing match with a guy who’s arms are twice his length”
Mr. Stretchy arms from fantastic 4 is fighting.
The Bird is the Word.
Or it’s Hong Man v The Matrix all over again
by Derek Suboticki on Apr 12, 2009 12:11 AM EDT up reply actions
Those aren't jabs, those are hard pokes
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
‘Those are illegal, aren’t they?’
Did these guys not read the fucking rules?
by Derek Suboticki on Apr 12, 2009 12:12 AM EDT reply actions
Rocked by a stoner.
Embarassing, Frank. Embarassing.
by P4P is a stupid concept on Apr 12, 2009 12:12 AM EDT reply actions
Can we all agree that Diaz just earned his shot against Anderson?
"I see him beating Anderson Silva. I see him picking him apart. Him at a 131 years old...(trails off)." - Tito on Belfort at Affliction:DOR
Chris Birdman Anderson?
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
by P Brady on Apr 12, 2009 12:13 AM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Let WAMMA know…
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. -Samuel Beckett
by Scott C. Broussard on Apr 12, 2009 12:13 AM EDT up reply actions
Silva will continue to dodge his formidable striking.
by Derek Suboticki on Apr 12, 2009 12:13 AM EDT up reply actions
Nope.
Anderson would kill him
by P4P is a stupid concept on Apr 12, 2009 12:14 AM EDT up reply actions
Sarchasm.
"I see him beating Anderson Silva. I see him picking him apart. Him at a 131 years old...(trails off)." - Tito on Belfort at Affliction:DOR
by Rundownloser on Apr 12, 2009 12:14 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
it would be almost as bad as Santos vs. Japanese lady
by P4P is a stupid concept on Apr 12, 2009 12:14 AM EDT up reply actions
Until they fight, I’m putting Nick at #1 P4P.
by Chris Nelson on Apr 12, 2009 12:14 AM EDT up reply actions
What the fuck was that by Frank
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
Okay...
now Diaz looked good…and Frank looked bad. But as I’m telling Mike that I hate how people say Diaz has great boxing technique (he doesn’t) Miletich says his boxing technique is as good as most boxers.
That is absolute bullshit. He is effective in how he strikes…but that is NOT great boxing technique.
Still that was a beatdown by Diaz.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 12, 2009 12:13 AM EDT reply actions
Scott Smith would murder the diaz we saw standing
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
It's official, Frank's chin sucks.
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
his chin was his midsection
body shots took the biggest toll on him
by Jaydoggydog on Apr 12, 2009 12:15 AM EDT up reply actions
BAH GAWD KING HE HIT EM WITH A CHAIR!!!
Yeah, who got the final Death Blow? 'Cause I thought that Hawaiian guy had it comin' to him. - C. K.
by monkeyfightclub! on Apr 12, 2009 12:16 AM EDT up reply actions
Boy, I’m clamoring for that Shamrock vs. Shamrock PPV.
by Cannon Jacques on Apr 12, 2009 12:14 AM EDT reply actions
Now, it’s truly deserving of a Wargods main event.
by a tommy point on Apr 12, 2009 12:15 AM EDT up reply actions
WARGODS could not handle such awesomeness.
Yeah, who got the final Death Blow? 'Cause I thought that Hawaiian guy had it comin' to him. - C. K.
by monkeyfightclub! on Apr 12, 2009 12:16 AM EDT up reply actions
Either Diaz is fucking fantastic or Frank looked like shit.
Yeah, who got the final Death Blow? 'Cause I thought that Hawaiian guy had it comin' to him. - C. K.
by monkeyfightclub! on Apr 12, 2009 12:14 AM EDT reply actions
'PASSING OF THE TORCH'
Fuck me running.
by Derek Suboticki on Apr 12, 2009 12:15 AM EDT reply actions
Wow, at ringside, Frank had less on his punches than anyone all night, including Hitomi Akano.
by Michael Rome on Apr 12, 2009 12:15 AM EDT reply actions 4 recs
Was Diaz second to last?
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
Diaz didn't look THAT good, roll back the hyperbole guys
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
No, but Frank did look that bad. The one that beat Baroni is gone.
by Derek Suboticki on Apr 12, 2009 12:17 AM EDT up reply actions
The one that lost to Le is gobne
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
No
This is the same one.
"I see him beating Anderson Silva. I see him picking him apart. Him at a 131 years old...(trails off)." - Tito on Belfort at Affliction:DOR
by Rundownloser on Apr 12, 2009 12:17 AM EDT up reply actions
Nick Diaz - Keys To Victory
1. get out here
2. feel good
3. put it down
by Chris Nelson on Apr 12, 2009 12:18 AM EDT reply actions 4 recs
Hahaha
Rec’d.
"I see him beating Anderson Silva. I see him picking him apart. Him at a 131 years old...(trails off)." - Tito on Belfort at Affliction:DOR
by Rundownloser on Apr 12, 2009 12:19 AM EDT up reply actions
In Diaz’s case, step 2 is herbal cleansers.
by Dropkick434 on Apr 12, 2009 12:22 AM EDT up reply actions
Dear Frank:
Please take a look at your brother. Retire. Now.
by P4P is a stupid concept on Apr 12, 2009 12:19 AM EDT reply actions
PS- Please also see: Mark Coleman
by P4P is a stupid concept on Apr 12, 2009 12:19 AM EDT up reply actions
Both in their forties – he’s got a couple of fights left.
by Derek Suboticki on Apr 12, 2009 12:19 AM EDT up reply actions
I vote for a best of 7 Shamrock vs. Shamrock series
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 12, 2009 12:21 AM EDT up reply actions
OMG. Did Frank just own up to a loss without making any excuses? WTF? This is bizarro world for sure.
It took 36 years.
"I see him beating Anderson Silva. I see him picking him apart. Him at a 131 years old...(trails off)." - Tito on Belfort at Affliction:DOR
by Rundownloser on Apr 12, 2009 12:21 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Probably not a great time to plug your school....
…when you just got your a** beat.
by P4P is a stupid concept on Apr 12, 2009 12:21 AM EDT reply actions
Cursing about his shoes… he’s starting to win me over
by Derek Suboticki on Apr 12, 2009 12:21 AM EDT reply actions
He says it is getting hard to make 170 as he is getting older.
by Dropkick434 on Apr 12, 2009 12:23 AM EDT up reply actions
Pathetic showing from "THE LEGEND"
He had nothing tonight. And yes, I second the bad announcing beef. Diaz has great boxing technique? Really, Pat? Between that and WAMMA he doesn’t seem to have too much credibility these days. Hopefully he doesn’t make good on his threat to enter the boxing ring.
Also- I love how Gus keeps telling us how Nick Diaz is somehow an up and comer.
I want to see these lions.
I will play my game beneath the spin light.
Absurd Meridian
by Eugene Schelfaut on Apr 12, 2009 12:26 AM EDT reply actions
The alleged baddest woman in all MMA is matched against an opponent from a smaller weight class, still comes in overweight – small wonder Cyborg destroyed Akano. Yes, Christiane Santos is still hard as a coffin nail but this didn’t exactly prove a damn thing.
Give us Carano-Cyborg already.
by Monday Morning Martial Artist on Apr 12, 2009 12:26 AM EDT reply actions
I want to see Cybord fight a man. Seriously. Miguel Torres is about the size of that japanese chick she fought tonight…. Torres – Cyborg
Cyborg- TKO- Rd. 2
by P4P is a stupid concept on Apr 12, 2009 12:28 AM EDT up reply actions
Gina will mess her up...
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 12, 2009 12:30 AM EDT up reply actions
I'm out guys...
good night…thanks for comin’ by. Throw your beer cans out on your way out the door.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 12, 2009 12:30 AM EDT reply actions
That was a decent card on paper that turned out to be incredibly exciting. Shamrock showed he can still use all his tricks to stay in a fight, but Diaz was just too effective at using his reach. Frank had to eat a punch every time just to be close enough to get off, and by the middle of round 2 it caught up with him.
my biggest complaint remains the broadcast...
the show was great. I enjoyed every fight. But man…the broadcast has to get better.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 12, 2009 12:34 AM EDT up reply actions
Anything in specific? The pacing is great, and I thought Miletich + Gus was a great combo.
by smoogy on Apr 12, 2009 12:39 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
The hyperbole was awful...
…from an “independent team” especially.
Strikeforce + Showtime is the best thing to happen to MMA in 10 years?
Beating Radach automatically puts you among the elite in the sport?
I’ve really liked Gus in the past but I did NOT enjoy his work today. That being said if that was the smallest complaint I have the show did well.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 12, 2009 10:12 AM EDT up reply actions
The fights were what they were. They were one-sided with the exception of Smith/Radach which was really exciting. It was hard to know how Shamrock/Diaz would go down. Diaz’s performance and the uncertainty surrounding the bout made that fight. Shamrock looked bad. The broadcast team seemed good at times, but they seemed to get worse as the show went on with off the mark commentary by Miletich and Johnson’s lion stuff. However, I thought Miletich was strong at times, but some of the stuff he said was just off.
by Cannon Jacques on Apr 12, 2009 12:42 AM EDT up reply actions
Fagan is gonna have a field day at SMG.
I’d give the show an 8/10 as far as the fights went, definitely a good first outing for Strikeforce in their new digs. Night all.
by Chris Nelson on Apr 12, 2009 12:44 AM EDT up reply actions
Great Fucking Show!
Nuff Said…
Mike Goldberg: "You know Joe, When Matt and his brother Mark Hughes were growing up, they would pound each other behind the barn."
Brent actually complimented Militich earlier on…
by The Bronzeville Bully on Apr 12, 2009 1:26 AM EDT reply actions
I think we may see him on the WAMMA ranking board
by The Bronzeville Bully on Apr 12, 2009 1:37 AM EDT up reply actions
ON A SERIOUS NOTE
I wish Mauro would stop calling for 5 min rounds for woman. Im totally against it. I’m not convinced they have the cardio for it.
by The Bronzeville Bully on Apr 12, 2009 1:39 AM EDT reply actions
i’m totally for it. it’ll give more time to get subs finished and to really get into a rhythm before the next round.
besides, if women can play a full 90 minutes in soccer, why the hell can’t they fight full 5 minute rounds. women have the ability to have the cardio, it’s just a matter of prepping for that.
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