Unofficial BE Welterweight Grand Prix (Updated) Second Round
by SouthAlaBamaRampage on Jul 2, 2009 2:40 AM EDT
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This is a 16 man Welterweight Grand Prix based on the BE Meta Rankings. Give your thoughts on who would win each fight or simply put the numbers of the fighters you think would advance, and in a couple days we will move on to the second round and eventually crown an Unofficial BE Welterweight Grand Prix winner.
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1. Georges St Pierre |
GSP wins via First Round Destruction |
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16. Jay Hieron |
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1. Georges St Pierre |
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9. Carlos Condit |
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8. Josh Koscheck |
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9. Carlos Condit |
Condit Wins 3 Round Chess Match |
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6 Martin Kampmann |
Kampmann wins by dominating Decision. |
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11. Hayato Sakurai |
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6 Martin Kampmann |
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4 Jake Shields |
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4 Jake Shields |
Shields Via 1st Round Submission |
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13 Karo Parisyan |
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3 Jon Fitch |
Fitch By GnP |
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14 Nick Thompson |
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3 Jon Fitch |
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5. Matt Hughes |
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5. Matt Hughes |
Hughes Wins via Lay n Pray |
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12. Dan Hardy |
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7. Mike Swick |
Swick wins Quick |
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10. Paulo Thiago |
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7. Mike Swick |
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2. Thiago Alves |
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15. Brock Larson |
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2. Thiago Alves |
What can i say the man's a beast. 1st round KO |
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GSP
Koscheck
Sakarai
Shields
Fitch
Hardy
Swick
Alves
What the fuck is a "robster craw"?
by Gunslinger20 on Jul 2, 2009 3:16 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
GSP
Koscheck
Kampmann
Parisyan
Fitch
Hughes
Thiago
Alves
by BlondeRON on Jul 2, 2009 3:33 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
GSP cause we already saw that..
Condit cause koscheck will strike with him and get beat up.
Kampmann by late round stoppage.. Or close decision.
Shields cause Karo is overrated and never trains
Fitch by murder
Hardy via age
Thiago via miracle punch
Alves via takedown d and killer strikes..
by Anton Tabuena on Jul 2, 2009 5:39 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
thats what I have too
"Like a ballet of violence clothed in fine Brazilian silk." ~ MMASuPreMaCy
by Benicio on Jul 2, 2009 8:20 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
GSP
Kos
Kampmann
Karo
Fitch
Hughes
Swick
Alves
by midwestbred on Jul 2, 2009 6:12 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
GSP, Condit, Kampmann, Shields (you guys still picking Karo, come on now), Fitch, Hughes, Swick, Alves.
by subo on Jul 2, 2009 6:58 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
The guy lost against kim..
How in the hell will he beat shields? ..I can’t imagine him subbing shields, and I don’t see him KOing shields either.
by Anton Tabuena on Jul 2, 2009 10:19 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree. Karo is so hit or miss. Shields would take him down, run Karo’s gas tank to empty and finish him in the second round.
by "Mr. NC-17" on Jul 2, 2009 12:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well if ya didnt throw out some random upsets every now and then this would be a pretty damn boring “fantasy” bracket with the top seeds winning every time. Just go with it…
by midwestbred on Jul 2, 2009 1:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I picked condit to win.. And predicted a miracle punch from thiago..
Those are much more realistic than karo IMO.
by Anton Tabuena on Jul 2, 2009 9:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Georges St. Pierre
Carlos Condit
Hayota Sakauri
Jake Shields
Jon Fitch
Matt Hughes
Mike Swick
Thiago Alves
by "Mr. NC-17" on Jul 2, 2009 9:39 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Weo
is it better with the pictures?
by SouthAlaBamaRampage on Jul 2, 2009 11:01 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Yup.. :)
But if you really want it to be better (although it would mean more work), you could photoshop/paint an actual tournament bracket then just put the names in as text.. Save the picture, then upload it here.. Edit the pic then replace the old one after every round.. You can make it really simple if u want, like the brackets they have in the TUF wikipedia pages. Just a few lines, colors and text, and you’d be good. :)
I don’t know, it’s just a suggestion. It really would take more time but IMO it would look prettier.. Haha.. But you don’t have to do that if you don’t want to. This is a fun series you’re doing, and it deserves a Rec either way. :)
by Anton Tabuena on Jul 2, 2009 11:22 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If you wanna get really OC and detailed you could make it look like the bellator brackets in their site.
But maybe that’s too much already hahhaha. Just keep it simple so it won’t be that big a hassle.. :)
by Anton Tabuena on Jul 2, 2009 11:25 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’ll look into and go ahead and start making the middleweight bracket now and i can just take my time
by SouthAlaBamaRampage on Jul 2, 2009 3:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
pics are cool but
it just makes it a little big sold imrovement though
gsp by whatever he wants
carlos by having a decent gameplan
kapman by hpye machine
shields by triangle
fitch by smothering top control pounding
hardy by youth and a bad knee
swick by ko
alves by steriods
i’m bitter today
by bearcox13 on Jul 2, 2009 11:21 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
BJ takes em all by over protective mother.
by Riney on Jul 2, 2009 11:53 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
GSP – Superman punch of doom
Koscheck – Lay ’n pray
Kampmann – UFC bias
Shields – Flying Gogoplata
Fitch – Whatever the F*** he wants
Hughes – Hardy being overrated
Mike Swick – Not screwing up
Alves – Flying Knee
by Captain7 on Jul 2, 2009 12:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
GSP
Condit
Kampmann
Parisyan
Fitch
Hardy
Swick
Alves
"I see him beating Anderson Silva. I see him picking him apart. Him at a 131 years old...(trails off)." - Tito Ortiz on Vitor Belfort at Affliction:DOR
by Rundownloser on Jul 2, 2009 12:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Added “unofficial” to the title. Feel free to keep these up, but please add unofficial in the title when you do. Thanks.
by Luke Thomas on Jul 2, 2009 1:19 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
whats the reason behind that? just wondering.
by JaTinkles on Jul 2, 2009 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
GSP. He is GSP.
Condit. Kos just has his lapses, so I’m going with one here.
kampmann. I think Martin will be a contender at 170.
Shields. He is Karo.
Fitch. Not really impressed by Thompson and I think Fitch GnPs him out.
Hughes. By unfortunate blanket.
Swick. One punch puts you in the rankings?
Alves. Look at the picture…
If you're not submitting, you're just rolling around with another guy.
by BJJDenver on Jul 2, 2009 2:38 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
hahaha… that is the best reason for Alves victory. +1
by midwestbred on Jul 2, 2009 6:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Karo would beat shields...
I know he’s had his problems… but Karo would beat him standing, and wouldn’t get subbed… Karo has never been liked much, but he is a much more talented fighter than given credit for… Only way Shields wins is if the “worst” Karo shows up… If the Karo that shows up isn’t doped up on pain killers, he beats Jake imo.
by Loot on Jul 2, 2009 3:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Actually
He’s way less talented than he is given credit for.. See people are picking him over one of the top WWs in the world.
by Anton Tabuena on Jul 2, 2009 9:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
GSP by what he did the 1st time
Kos by toughness
Kampmann by danish
Shields by not having mental breakdown mid-fight
Fitch by meatgrinder decision
Hardy by KO
Swick by SCH-WING thrust
Thiago by skull-fucking
Keep firing Assholes!
Out out, you demons of stupidity!
by Ubernoober on Jul 2, 2009 4:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
GSP by severe upgraded beating
Kos
Kampmann
Shields
Fitch
Hardy
Swick
Alves
by Swordslasher on Jul 2, 2009 5:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
GSP
GSP
GSP
GSP
GSP
GSP
GSP
GSP
and what do you know GSP is the winner. Good night and drive safely.
by Sokonojudo on Jul 2, 2009 5:42 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
GSP
Condit
Kampmann
Karo
Fitch
Hughes
Swick
Alves
by xDieseLx on Jul 2, 2009 6:37 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
GSP d. Hieron by the pent-up rage of 300 years of French Canadian oppression
Koscheck d. Condit by superior theme music.
Kampmann d. Sakurai by Flying Omoplata Voladora
Jake Shields d. Karo Parisyan by panic attacks
Jon Fitch d. Nick Thompson by Unholy Throttling
Matt Hughes d. Hardy by general douchebaggery
Swick d. Thiago by being Quick(er)
Larson d. Alves by forfeit (Alves fails to make weight)
by Chromium on Jul 3, 2009 12:27 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
GSP
Kos
Sakurai
Karo
Fitch
Hughes
Swick
Alves
by JAMSmusic on Jul 3, 2009 12:47 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
OK, round two
GSP, Kampmann (tough, tough call), Fitch (not so tough) and Alves.
The fun thing about any hypothetical Grand Prix (outside of Heavyweight) is that most of the fighters in it are in the UFC, thus almost all of these matchups are possible.
Don’t do the EA game, Jake. Come to Zuffa.
by subo on Jul 3, 2009 1:43 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I've got d same picks..
Tough to call, but I think kampmann could be good enough to keep it standing.. But if that ever happens I’d be rooting for shields.. I’ll be rooting for condit too, but it would be hard fir him to win against GSP.
by Anton Tabuena on Jul 3, 2009 3:02 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
GSP by first round TKO stoppage, sorry Condit, love ya, but your not quite there yet.
Shields by RNC in the second round, after Kampmann slips throwing a kick.
Fitch by me hating Matt Hughes.
Alves by first round KO.
Yeah, I didn’t really have to give my “hows” to go with my picks…but it was the only way I could talk myself into actually participating.
"You guys are jerking eachother off with some pseudo deep bullshit." - Kid Nate
by kyfm621 on Jul 3, 2009 4:15 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
2nd round
Condit. Call me crazy but I think Condit will find a way to win any 5 round fight
Shields
Fitch
Alves
by MattPa on Jul 3, 2009 4:44 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I think GSP wouldn’t be able to finish Condit. GSP would dominate the scorecards with TDs and GnP, but somewhere during a transition I see Carlos landing a big knee or uppercut to put GSP out.
by MattPa on Jul 3, 2009 3:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I see GSP scoring one takedown and spending the rest of the round doing whatever the hell he wants. Not a very sweepable guy, that GSP.
by subo on Jul 3, 2009 8:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
GSP. I love Condit, but I think the GnP will be to much for him.
Shields. Again, I really like Kampmann at 170, but I think he knocks down Shields, who the pulls out a sub.
Fitch. His blanket is younger.
Alves. I like what Swick is doing at 170 also, but Alves crushes him.
If you're not submitting, you're just rolling around with another guy.
by BJJDenver on Jul 3, 2009 10:49 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Shields. Again, I really like Kampmann at 170, but I think he knocks down Shields, who the pulls out a subo.
fixed.
"Like a ballet of violence clothed in fine Brazilian silk." ~ MMASuPreMaCy
by Benicio on Jul 5, 2009 12:17 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
2nd Round
GSP via #1 pfp fighter in world
Kampmann via 1st round decimation….shields couldnt hang with his stand up
Fitch via boring decision or armbar
Alves via stronger, more dangerous striking
by Fedorable on Jul 3, 2009 10:56 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
GSP
Kampman
Fitch
Alves
then GSP vs Alves and we will see how that goes in a week
by Tayman on Jul 3, 2009 12:27 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
That IS sick
That most people’s fantasy WW brackets culminate in Alves v GSP.
by subo on Jul 3, 2009 2:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Shields Via 1st Round Submission
There is about a good chance of this happening as me having sex with Eva Mendez, people on here really can’t belive that Shields would not less submit Karo that is insane.
by Raker on Jul 3, 2009 3:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
-GSP d. Condit by any way he wants (in this case GSP d. Condit by Ki Blast)
-Shields d. Kampmann by flying gogoplata
-after three rounds of pure lopsided gore Fitch d. Hughes by split decision (Cecil People is judging)
-Alves d. Swick by 25 lbs. size advantage after rehydrating
by Chromium on Jul 3, 2009 3:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
GSP by patient domination the same way he picked apart Fitch.
Shields by outlasting Kampmann and choking him late in the 2nd.
Fitch by decision, stopping Hughes’ takedowns all night long.
Alves by flying devastation, catching Swick with heavy hands and knees after being kept at range for most of the fight.
"Like a ballet of violence clothed in fine Brazilian silk." ~ MMASuPreMaCy
by Benicio on Jul 5, 2009 12:16 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Is this more from a love of Swick or are you not impressed by Thiago?
by subo on Jul 5, 2009 3:04 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Round 2
Georges St. Pierre
Jake Shields
Matt Hughes
Thiago Alves
by "Mr. NC-17" on Jul 5, 2009 10:23 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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