Snapshot of the Day: "Big Country" Roy Nelson KOs Stefan Struve, Emerges as a Star
by Nate Wilcox on Mar 31, 2010 11:05 PM EDT
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UFC Fight Night 21 $30,000 Bonuses:
Knockout of the Night - Roy Nelson
Submission of the Night - Kenny Florian
Fight of the Night - Ross Pearson vs Dennis Siver
--UFN 21 Gets 7,700 Fans for a live gate of $590,685.
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Roy Nelson is a sonbitch animal
"My only hope is that the Big Lebowski kills me before the Germans cut my dick off."
by Earl Montclair on Apr 1, 2010 1:15 AM EDT up reply actions
Fat Guy
He has given all fat men hope. Fatman Nelson gets the last laugh….amazing talent. For a fat guy that is.
fedor
fedor has always had some tub and you know…
"One should always be cold minded and remember that a ridiculous incident may occur any time."
by At Least On Paper on Apr 1, 2010 11:49 AM EDT up reply actions
Hey guys, remember when Roy smothered Kimbo Slice, and a bunch of people on here flipped out about how he was an idiot who totally blew his chance to impress the fans? That was pretty funny.
"a bunch of people"
one of whom was Dana White
by George Lucas on Mar 31, 2010 11:09 PM EDT up reply actions
i think he may have worked it into a shoot....
Or they are just kfabing … and we are all marks…… that are buying the job. Or something like that.
"When i get in there, in his face ,pressin the action,I'm RUFF NECKIN'EM,I'm throwin him around,I'm punchin him,hes punchin me, I'm eatin his shots and I'm Blastin him back in the face he's not goin to be able to handle it ." - Chris Leben on how his fight with Anderson Silva is gonna go.
by Rayce. on Apr 1, 2010 11:01 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Where is my Fathead Wall Sticker of this?
And I am also curious about training at the Country Club, while I’m at it.
I’m sure he could smother Toney or Kongo with ease
by nogroundgame on Mar 31, 2010 11:31 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
gonzaga? I think that makes sense, gonzaga loses to anyone that’s a “someone”
by nogroundgame on Mar 31, 2010 11:32 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Dana White
has already floated Roy Nelson vs Junior Dos Santos
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by Nate Wilcox on Mar 31, 2010 11:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah?
He really doesn’t like Nelson, lol. I think it could be a good fight though(and Dana would grow some hair just to tear it out if Roy pulled off the win).
Toney would spend about 10 seconds on his feet. Roy would take him down and put him in the crucifix and that would be the end.
by dribblebib on Mar 31, 2010 11:33 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
That's a baaad fight for him.
I would’ve preffered Nelson vs Mir/Nog.
by Anton Tabuena on Mar 31, 2010 11:46 PM EDT up reply actions
If Roy wants to be the HW champ he’ll have to fight a guy like JDS.
It’s not like he’s lacking in experience.
Blackout is always right
Maybe...
But Jr’s last wins have come against guys who like to stand. GG, Yvel, Crocop…Roy at least showed on TUF he is willing to fight on the ground.
If he can go there I bet he could win.
Then again, Jr is a bad-ass. He might put Roy to sleep before it got to the ground.
I’ll take Roy.
BOOSH
I think Roy would try his lunging overhand right/takedown thing he does and get cracked by a hard counter on the way in.
JDS has to fight someone, as the HW title sorts itself out, might as well be Roy.
Blackout is always right
Is it really a bad fight?
We’ve never seen JDS fighting off of his back.
by George Lucas on Apr 1, 2010 12:08 AM EDT up reply actions
Yep,
He won’t fight Carwin/Cain, so I think you’re right.
by Anton Tabuena on Apr 1, 2010 1:56 AM EDT up reply actions
My Two Cents...
Carwin/Lesnar vs. Cain
Mir vs Nog
Kongo vs JDS
Nelson vs Gonzaga
Duffee vs Yvel
Struve vs Rothwell
wut bout Cro Cop?
Isn’t he already scheduled to fight someone. And Rothwell is fighting Yvel. No? Thought I remember hearing that because people thought it was stupid that Rothwell and Cro Cop didn’t just fight since they were suppose to already.
yea it appears that CropCop vs Barry and Rothwell vs. Yvel are taking place at 115
also seems that Duffe vs Russow is up for 114…guess i should have looked into that a bit more carefully…lol
No it’s CropCop/Barry and Rothwell/Yvel
by HarmlessNinja on Apr 1, 2010 12:51 AM EDT up reply actions
Duffee vs. Kongo (might be too early for Duffee)
by HarmlessNinja on Apr 1, 2010 12:52 AM EDT up reply actions
The only reason JDS hasn’t earned a title shot is because he has two other people waiting in line in front of him. He’s already beaten Werdum, Struve, Cro Cop, Yvel, and Gonzaga in a row. He’s getting another fight just so he doesn’t have to sit on the shelf for a year. The problem is coming up with a challenger who is worthy enough that you could put him in a title fight if he happened to beat JDS, and the choices are pretty slim. JDS already took out half the middle tier, and Nogueira and Mir already lost their respective shots at a title shot. Couture is a LHW whose last fight at HW was a loss to Nogueria. Nelson, with his exposure as the Ultimate Fighter winner, his exhibition win over Kimbo Slice, and now his devastating KO of Struve, is kind of the default choice here. Do to his deceptive physique he’s a fairly unique fighter and someone they could market as having a decent chance against JDS, whether that’s actually true or not.
The other option in my opinion would be to have Nelson vs. Kongo first, with the winner getting a shot at JDS, and the winner of that getting a title after Carwin and Cain have had their shots.
i have always called it the Countrafix
But I like the bhuddafix as well. Either way ,we will both be smiling when it happens.
"When i get in there, in his face ,pressin the action,I'm RUFF NECKIN'EM,I'm throwin him around,I'm punchin him,hes punchin me, I'm eatin his shots and I'm Blastin him back in the face he's not goin to be able to handle it ." - Chris Leben on how his fight with Anderson Silva is gonna go.
by Rayce. on Apr 1, 2010 9:58 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Fat Dana
" Nelson is for real!!!!! " Dana tweeted tonight.
That must of killed him, knowing how much he hates big country.
Keep winning Roy & even pudgy Dana cant deny your talent.
Holy snapping duck shit...
Dana is annoyed by Roy and his antics he doesn’t hate him, people really take things he says alot more personal than even the fighters do most of the time.
Exactly. Dana gives everybody grief whether he likes them or not. I don’t think he dislikes Roy at all, he just gets on Dana’s nerves a bit.
by Kwisatz Haderach on Apr 1, 2010 1:15 AM EDT up reply actions
Roy vs JDS
Make it happen.
I think JDS will tee off, but you never know.
Nice win for Big Country. I thought he had a great gameplan; immediately neutralize Struve’s reach advantage and put the pressure on him. It’s the same thing that worked for JDS. Like I said before the fight, Struve has got to stop thinking he’s got great standup. He should take a page from the Semmy Schilt handbook on how to be seven feet and he will become a force at HW.
"Fists of Fat" does it again
Its at first hard to like and then later, hard to dislike fat boy Roy.
I do hate his belly and his use of it as if its a disrespect to those who bother to worry about being in better shape but, the guy wins and wins in Fat-tacular fashion.
I think this is James Toney’s first. Its a no lose for Roy, possibly a no win for Toney though so maybe it wont happen. Still, I’d like to see it.
jiMMAy
I really like Roy/Toney
Freakshow? Maybe. But I want Toney’s mouth shut in the worst way possible.
If JDS needs a fight, give him Kongo.
Kongo is such a step down for Junior at this point. Shit, Super Cheick Kongo is damn near a step down for TODDDUFFEE!
"My only hope is that the Big Lebowski kills me before the Germans cut my dick off."
by Earl Montclair on Apr 1, 2010 2:29 AM EDT up reply actions
added gate and attendance numbers.
Not a sell out, but it was a
“great crowd for a mid-week event.” … Both the attendance and gate figures rank among the top 10 in all-time UFC Fight Night history.
Translation:
So being as this was Fight Night 21 and it ranks in the top ten, this event had average attendance and an average gate.
"My only hope is that the Big Lebowski kills me before the Germans cut my dick off."
by Earl Montclair on Apr 1, 2010 2:45 AM EDT up reply actions
that's above average.
Math fail.
by Anton Tabuena on Apr 1, 2010 2:47 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Only kind of because if it ranks in the top ten I am assuming that the rank is towards the bottom of the top ten. I base this on the fact that they will always want to put the best face forward an puff up their business verbally. So if it is in the 8-10 range of best all time then it is just barely above average. Does that make any more sense?
I graduated from grade school and I don’t have to take shit from anybody!
"My only hope is that the Big Lebowski kills me before the Germans cut my dick off."
by Earl Montclair on Apr 1, 2010 2:59 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
glass almost half empty, glass a little more than half full.. ;)
by Anton Tabuena on Apr 1, 2010 3:27 AM EDT up reply actions
look. .. you know me.
It’ll do 5 to 10 to prove my point .I don’t give a fuck
"When i get in there, in his face ,pressin the action,I'm RUFF NECKIN'EM,I'm throwin him around,I'm punchin him,hes punchin me, I'm eatin his shots and I'm Blastin him back in the face he's not goin to be able to handle it ." - Chris Leben on how his fight with Anderson Silva is gonna go.
by Rayce. on Apr 1, 2010 10:02 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Helps when the average is skewed by having run lots of small venues. I just did a quick run through – as long as they had more people than all the small theater shows that were Fight Nights, they’d be #10. Being a top ten gate would be even easier since one additional event was all free tickets to troops.
by VirtualBalboa on Apr 1, 2010 8:28 AM EDT up reply actions
CAPTION: AUSTIN POWERS' FAT BASTARD, "GET IN MY BELLY!"
"I'm Nobody's FanBoy" - higgledy-piggledy
by higgledy-piggledy on Apr 1, 2010 8:25 AM EDT reply actions
Im sorry
But this guy will never be a star, I don’t care who he beats
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