‘went full retarded’ should be knights new saying

I am just waiting for Rampage to do his chicken dance impression…then for both guys to KO eachother, preferably off of a Rampage slam.

He’s also going to be much bigger than Rashad.

When I saw that one-two nail Rashad, I thought it was going to be over. Then it’s like Thiago had a brain fart and forgot what he was supposed to do.

did the only damage of the fight though… i mean, i knew the judges would score it for rashad but i think there need to be more draws because rashad didn’t hurt thiago at all during the fight

i think it was more than a good combo

He looked kinda like GSP, just without the damage and polish.

nice to see you here, man :)

Gotta say I disagree with you there, though. Rashad basically nullified everything Silva had for two whole rounds, and then he did the intelligent thing in making Thiago come to him in round 3. He fell into Silva’s stupid little trap there and almost paid dearly for it, but ultimately he did control the landscape of the fight.

All that said, I’m still not a Rashad fan, and I really dislike the 10 points must system for MMA. It’s way beyond flawed.

Even if you toss out the takedowns Rashad still accomplished more in the first two rounds, the fight was close to a draw but the only world where this would of been a win for SIlva is the world where he doesn’t back off with one minute left and actually finishes the fight.

At least Rampage has had success against him…

I have just had to come to the conclusion that outside of coaching, I just plain don’t like Rashad. He won the fight, but I really wish Thiago had gone for the kill more.

Thiago landed the biggest shot and had one flurry that was big. Other than that Rashad used his boxing to get in, and got takedowns. He didn’t get KO’d and easilly won the first two rounds.

‘Octagon Control,’ since essentially Rashad took that category uncontested. In collegiate wrestling you get 2 points for a takedown and 1 point for an escape. I think it’s a closer gap in MMA, but the principle is the same: if you initiate a takedown and succeed, you’re controlling the terrain of the fight. All fights start standing, and standing is the ‘neutral’ position. Takedowns should be awarded..maybe not as much as some believe, and maybe more than others think.

After you look at that category, the rest of it really does lend itself to a Rashad win. The only round Thiago was coming forward (aggression) was the third, and the only round he won the striking was also the third. Using just those three categories (of the five? total) you’d have to give the win to Rashad.

Which is why the 10 point must system sucks. There should be greater volatility in round scoring. 10-5 should be possible, not common, but possible. 10-5 simply can’t happen in MMA because there’s no standing eight count to let the fighter recover. If he’s flashed for a few seconds and can’t defend himself, the fight’s over.