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Bellator MMA: Rampage vs. Tito |OT| Just kidding, Tito is injured.
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bone_and_sinew
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I'm glad with the results tonight
industrian
will gently cradle you as time slowly ticks away.
The only winner of that fight was Bellator's legal team.
Spiderjericho
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That card was embarrassing besides the main event. Imagine if that was a PPV, headlined by Tito/Rampage?
Jest Chillin
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Disagree Brother Industrian. They still don't have a PPV to provide precedence in future cases.
TheKaeptain
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Eddie deserved it.
eddfromtheriver
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Yes indeed. Alvarez deserved the win... look at Chandlers face for goodness sakes...
Ninja Scooter
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That was almost the Brett Hart heel turn by Eddie right there.
Spiderjericho
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Chandler could have one of those faces though.
And it was a tough fight to call. The 1st was close. 2 and 4th were probably Chandlers. 3 and 5th were definitely Alvarez.
And the contract calls for a third match. Would definitely be a good MMA trilogy.
Yo that Bjorn lmaooooo
lol visible salt
eddfromtheriver
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Maybe, but i still saw Alvarez winning, and i prefer his style of fighting over Chandlers...
Luscious LeftFoot
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That's going to happen when you fight with your hands down and basically block shots with your face.
Just the way he fights...
Jest Chillin
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Watch Chandler's fights. Especially the previous fight with Alvarez. That's not how he fights typically. With the exception of the decision... this was like Edgar vs. Maynard 3. Chandler packed on more muscle with hopes of knocking out Alvarez cold and it didnt' work.
eddfromtheriver
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That's no excuse for the punishment he received though... it's obvious that Alvarez landed the most powerful blows.
juliushandle
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Still, it was if the judges didn't score any of Chandler's takedowns. He pretty much out wrestled and grappled Eddie every round except the 5th.
Jest Chillin
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No.. it was as if the judges didn't score the "takedowns" that the announcer called that weren't actually takedowns.
industrian
will gently cradle you as time slowly ticks away.
Disagree Brother Industrian. They still don't have a PPV to provide precedence in future cases.
Speaking of PPVs, I wonder when Viacom will be brave enough to try again.
Surely Alvarez vs. Chandler 3 will be in the works as a potential co-main behind a "marquee" fight.
But before that I wonder if Chandler will have to redo the tournament system again - nah, probably not. "Rematch rematch" clause incoming...
Lambda Pie
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any word on the ratings for this?
really interested if the "drop PPV, make card televised" angle worked with the marks.
really interested if the "drop PPV, make card televised" angle worked with the marks.
Spiderjericho
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From what I heard, it was Bellator that wanted to try out PPV not Spike.
And Does anyone know if Eddie signed a new contract with Bellator?
And Does anyone know if Eddie signed a new contract with Bellator?
Chandler landed more powerful blows in the 4th than Eddie did in the entire fight, wtf were you watching?
Any one of those takedowns would've finished 2013 UFC fighter Roxanne Modafferi and actually lead to a close RNC. That's effective grappling and should've won him a round when the standup is too close to call.
I'm reading a lot of your posts with an unusually stern look on my face. If you keep publicly disrespecting the base of the pyramid on here, we're gonna have issues.
eddfromtheriver
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The evidence...
Chandlers face
Spiderjericho
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The "facial damage" isn't a tell tale sign. Some people have a lot of scar tissue, bruise easily whereas some don't. However I do agree that significant strikes matter more than pillow fisted jabs.
And since when aren't takedowns counted in a fight? In the second, Chandler took Alvarez down several times.
If he was in the UFC, I could see Chandler having more success than Alvarez.
Bendo, Gray, Diego, Cerrone and a few others would give Alvarez a tough time (possibly).
And "strikers" like Pettis, Grant, Melendez would probably out strike him (possibly).
The bigger story is Bellator definitely screwed him out of some money with their weird contracts. But I could see him having the same success as a Overeem (blackzillian shout out) or Lumbard.
And since when aren't takedowns counted in a fight? In the second, Chandler took Alvarez down several times.
If he was in the UFC, I could see Chandler having more success than Alvarez.
Bendo, Gray, Diego, Cerrone and a few others would give Alvarez a tough time (possibly).
And "strikers" like Pettis, Grant, Melendez would probably out strike him (possibly).
The bigger story is Bellator definitely screwed him out of some money with their weird contracts. But I could see him having the same success as a Overeem (blackzillian shout out) or Lumbard.
Syphon Filter
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dam wtf he didnt look that beat last night lol.
nope
Not sure if serious.....
Master Thespian
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LOL Too good.
Lambda Pie
Banned
lol, Syphon, that's Crocop in the picture.
WarMacheen
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Is there a video of this?
industrian
will gently cradle you as time slowly ticks away.
Chandler's problem right now is the same as Gil's when he was in Strikeforce. And that is the more time he spends crushing cans and not being challenged then he's not going to live up to his full potential. No-one in Bellator outside of Eddie can challenge him (similar with Gil and Josh in Strikeforce), so unless Bellator can sign a shitload of quality 155ers then his skills will just stagnate. That and due to the tournament model in use, he won't be able to fight regularly enough to drive his development - nor is he guaranteed to fight the best of the best.
If Chandler was in the UFC and thus able to fight guys at a similar and higher skillset as him, then he'd probably lose a few but then go on a major run and get the championship. Eddie would be thrown into title contendership immediately because of his age, and could probably win it - but good luck holding onto it.
Ninja Scooter
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Eddie Alvarez would not even beat Benson Henderson or Gilbert Melendez, let alone Showtime Pettis, if he went to the UFC. He'd be another guy that comes in from another organization with tons of hype but ends up being a gate keeper like CroCop.
@JoshGrossESPN - Per Spike TV: Chandler-Alvarez 2 is the "most watched mixed martial [arts] event on television this fall." Drew 1.1M viewers with 1.4M peak. Acknowledging "extraordinary length of the event" and "cut off" DVR recordings, Spike replays Chandler-Alvarez 2, Fri. night, 8 p.m. ET/PT.
Looks like Operation: Tito was a success.
Looks like Operation: Tito was a success.
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