RBelong2Us
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MMA-GAF |OT6| All Our Heroes Are P.E.D.
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RBelong2Us
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King Mo is awesome in my book.
Edit- All Mo needed in his MMA career was shoes
Edit- All Mo needed in his MMA career was shoes
industrian
will gently cradle you as time slowly ticks away.
Happy New Year MMA Bros.
I just got back from Sydney's fireworks display. But to be honest the Russian girls I saw with their tits hanging out was probably a better show.
I just got back from Sydney's fireworks display. But to be honest the Russian girls I saw with their tits hanging out was probably a better show.
Fedor and Vadim haven't been involved in quite a while. Fedor sold his stake in M-1 Global.
RBelong2Us
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Rizin was trending in the states and that was when all we had was that Russian feed, I'm sure it did fine.
Maklershed
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Rousey vs Holm was originally on this card.They're putting this out as their New Years show?
There seems to be zero hype for this. Demetrious Jognson level buyrate.
BigJonsson
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Yea, they just had Rousey vs Holm and Aldo vs Conor, give them a break this time
I'll be watching, lack of hype is a little bit strange given Lawlers last war.
parrotbeak
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Looking forward to Poirier v Duffy too.
industrian
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Cerrone is moving to welterweight? I don't blame him. He's 2-3 wins from a title shot there. But god help him if he gets the yips while fighting a guy like Lawler.
UFC 378: Condit vs. Grant
UFC 378: Condit vs. Grant
Maklershed
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From inside a Canadian coal mine?
juliushandle
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Yet Vegas has him as the favorite.
Sato Koiji
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What happened to Akebono? That head injury looked severe. I had to stop the video and couldnt continue watching with Sapp continuing to hit that poor fella on that spot.
Even after pissing hot?
Got busted, has fought since, time will tell what he really is. I just think he's worth keeping an eye on.
Fight Opinion: Masato vs. Kid Yamamoto did better in Japanese TV ratings than RIZIN
So dead last, but apparently this is a notable success for Fuji TV and combat sports in general compared to recent years.
So dead last, but apparently this is a notable success for Fuji TV and combat sports in general compared to recent years.
It's quite possible that the MacDonald fight was a pyrrhic victory for him. He took a shitload of damage.
Wtf Kid Yamamoto and Masato fought? Isn't Kid still under contract with the UFC?
Sweeney Tom
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lmao
parrotbeak
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I fast forwarded through the Sapp Akebono fight trying to figure out where the fight actually was in the 17 minute video. Seems like most of it was Akebono in the corner while they replayed clips of Sapp hitting him.
BigJonsson
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Dana said that he had Condit winning 3-2
Why can't they get the scoring system changed? Should be the #1 priority IMO
Why can't they get the scoring system changed? Should be the #1 priority IMO
Isn't it up to the commission?
The fact that a popular saying in the sport is "Don't leave it in the hands of the judges" is a problem.
BigJonsson
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And Bellator/UFC can't put enough pressure on the comissions to alter the scoring system? You'd think it's in their best interests =/
Yeah, I'm just sure how much leverage the UFC has against the commissions to request such a radical change though.
Ninja Scooter
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Dana has been openly bitching about judging for a decade and they don't give a fuck. He needs the NSAC as much if not more than they need him.
Also, despite all of Dana's bitching, I wonder how much he really wants or cares for a change. Close/controversial decisions just create opportunities for rematches.
Caught up on UFC 195.
Duffy/Porier, Larkin/Tumenov (those Andy Hug spin kicks from Larkin + sick bottom to top combos from Tumenov), and Lawler/Condit were all amazing to watch. Hope all these guys got a "locker room bonus".
Had Condit winning 3 to 2 but round 3 was a toss up. I'd still give the slight edge to Condit for the sheer volume of strikes he threw at Lawler.
Duffy/Porier, Larkin/Tumenov (those Andy Hug spin kicks from Larkin + sick bottom to top combos from Tumenov), and Lawler/Condit were all amazing to watch. Hope all these guys got a "locker room bonus".
Had Condit winning 3 to 2 but round 3 was a toss up. I'd still give the slight edge to Condit for the sheer volume of strikes he threw at Lawler.
BigJonsson
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industrian
will gently cradle you as time slowly ticks away.
Judging won't change. And what's the point in trying to change it? I doubt they could find a better way of judging it, as any other system would come down to the same exact shit: giving a personal choice of who won and giving them more points. The only thing you could do to the judging system right now is make it more complicated, and with that you'd just be opening the doors to more bitching and whining that Fighter A or Fighter B got robbed.
The only way I could see judging "made better" is if every fight that doesn't finish is scored a draw.
All judging needs is better judges, greater consistency, and the lack of fear in giving 10-8s and 10-7s.
That and judging provides great drama. Like in any sport, referee/judge decisions provide a large percentage of all the shit we talk about. Adjusting the judging system and making it more cold, methodical and sterile would just rob us of this entertainment.
The only way I could see judging "made better" is if every fight that doesn't finish is scored a draw.
All judging needs is better judges, greater consistency, and the lack of fear in giving 10-8s and 10-7s.
That and judging provides great drama. Like in any sport, referee/judge decisions provide a large percentage of all the shit we talk about. Adjusting the judging system and making it more cold, methodical and sterile would just rob us of this entertainment.
Maklershed
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I like the Matt Hume theory of awarding points based on who did the most damage / came closer to finishing. Don't know how they implement it though. Does OneFC use different scoring?
That fight was definitely a fight both fighters were thinking "I can't have more than three of these in my UFC career." God knows how many they had prior.
But Lawler gonna Lawler.
industrian
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Score fights the old Navy way: first one to die, loses.
A brilliant, if unsustainable approach.
Ninja Scooter
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I agree we should score fights based on who has the hottest wife. Frank Mir undisputed world champion.
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A More Normal Bird
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Groin strike = automatic 10-8.
bodyboarder
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Fence grab = automatic one point deduction
industrian
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Thanking god or jesus for your win: decision changed to a no contest.
bodyboarder
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Fixed.
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