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WickedAngel
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Holy fuck at Huerta/Guida. HOLY FUCK!
Man that Jrock v. Warmachine was a bloodbath. The fight felt like it was going to end at any second but somehow managed to almost go the full 3. After all the momentum swings i really thought Jrock had him at the end but after that reversal he just ran out of gas (or blood....). That's the kind of fight that either makes you love MMA or despise it.
How bout that Huerta too, i totally agree about the look in his eyes. He had that "f*ck it, i'm either knocking you out or you're knocking me out this sh*t ain't going decision" look on his face going into round 3 :lol. That was movie script stuff. Down 2 rounds with no hope for a decision, your opponent has been taking you down at will, he's giving punches as good as he's getting them, and your only hope for a win is a knockout; and somehow he pulls out the victory. After tonight i'm putting him on my "must watch" list, his fights are always entertaining. I was shocked when he managed to escape round 2 after he caught that uppercut when for all intents and purposes he was on his knees.
How bout that Huerta too, i totally agree about the look in his eyes. He had that "f*ck it, i'm either knocking you out or you're knocking me out this sh*t ain't going decision" look on his face going into round 3 :lol. That was movie script stuff. Down 2 rounds with no hope for a decision, your opponent has been taking you down at will, he's giving punches as good as he's getting them, and your only hope for a win is a knockout; and somehow he pulls out the victory. After tonight i'm putting him on my "must watch" list, his fights are always entertaining. I was shocked when he managed to escape round 2 after he caught that uppercut when for all intents and purposes he was on his knees.
Holy crap. What an awesome night of fights. I havent's oohed and holy crapped this much in a while.
War Machine at the end there was amazing. Clay was amazing. The fake takedown that caused Huerta to falsely shoot, then whammo almost a KO punch made me scream. At 2AM.
And R3. Fuck.
Did I mention wow or holy fuck yet?
I dunno, I saw lots more talent here than I recall in the last few TUF finales. Then again we did get Nate and J. Lo from last season.
Anyways, awesome all around. Just a few weeks for Hughes GSP III. Woo.
War Machine at the end there was amazing. Clay was amazing. The fake takedown that caused Huerta to falsely shoot, then whammo almost a KO punch made me scream. At 2AM.
And R3. Fuck.
Did I mention wow or holy fuck yet?
I dunno, I saw lots more talent here than I recall in the last few TUF finales. Then again we did get Nate and J. Lo from last season.
Anyways, awesome all around. Just a few weeks for Hughes GSP III. Woo.
Damn Huerta stole that fight from me. :lol Against most fighters, that fight was a lock after the second round but I have never seen a fighter with determination in his eyes after being so close to losing like Huerta did at the start of the third. He was too cocky before the fight the way he was looking past Guida's skills so hopefully he realizes how tough the LW division really is. It's gonna be hard for me to ever bet against a guy who can pull off a win at anytime it seems.
Rice-Eater
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Woot, another title being put on hold because the champ is a coach. I'm thrilled to know that contenders like Thiago Silva or Lyoto Machida may not get a title shot till 2009.
Clay Guida had that fight. 
Oh man I was going crazy when Guida caught Huerta with that upper cut. Thought the fight was going to be over. I give mad props to Huerta pulling the victory out in the 3rd round. Came out and did a complete 180 and won. Fight of the Night. And contender for Fight of the Year.
Oh man I was going crazy when Guida caught Huerta with that upper cut. Thought the fight was going to be over. I give mad props to Huerta pulling the victory out in the 3rd round. Came out and did a complete 180 and won. Fight of the Night. And contender for Fight of the Year.
Man I had +$15k on Guida and was minutes away from likely being 1st for the event and top 10 for the season. Still can't say I'm disappointed with such a great, great fight though. Definitely fight of the year contender.Bishman said:Clay Guida had that fight.
Oh man I was going crazy when Guida caught Huerta with that upper cut. Thought the fight was going to be over. I give mad props to Huerta pulling the victory out in the 3rd round. Came out and did a complete 180 and won. Fight of the Night. And contender for Fight of the Year.
On one hand, that fight definitely tells me Huerta's wrestling was exposed (if it wasn't already against Doug Evans) and he'll continue to have trouble with wrestlers as he vies for the title against guys like Edgar, Tyson and Sherk. On the other hand, he finished Guida, something many great fighters like Din, Tyson and Melendez failed to do and that speaks volumes. Shit, how many guys can take a beating at the end of one round and not come out tired and tentative but with fire and aggression in the next? Right now, I'm pretty sure that the more Huerta is losing a fight, the more he powers up with energy like a mexican super saiyan.
Not a Jellyfish
but I am a sheep
Ok lttp what was Danas announcement? my dvr cut off like the last 5 minutes.
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MaX_PL said:
oh any details on how different? hmmm that was a little underwhelming.
Stoney Mason
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dem said:
Just finished watching it. Yes it was.
Stoney Mason
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And just got through watching the other war. Wow. Amazing card. I'm sorry I skipped it live. Better than the last PPV.
Despite losing Guida is one of my favorite fighters. Everytime that dude fights it's a war.
Despite losing Guida is one of my favorite fighters. Everytime that dude fights it's a war.
dem said:
Guida stopping short on his takedown and then punching Huerta in the face is classic. :lol
I was hurt. He rocked me, man. I was slightly knocked out but I knew what was going on. I just heard this ringing, and it was the weirdest thing, all I saw was all this hair, I didnt know if it was a human being or a lion attacking me, then after about 10 seconds I was like Hey Clay and it was back on.
:lol
dem
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Here is the full Huerta/Guida fight
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=23638729
dem said:
Here is the full Huerta/Guida fight
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=23638729
Wow.
MaX_PL said:
What? I watched the whole season, and I thought Ben looked good. He has a goofy personality but he has a nice ground game and good standup. He also seemed pretty aggressive to me in his fights.. I'm not sure how that makes him like Tim. I actually thought Ben was the 2nd best fighter on the show behind....
Mac - I didn't want to see him win because he was such a jerk on the show but he completely dominated everyone who got in with him.
That was an incredible night of fights. War Machine v Jrock was surprising. I certainly didn't think War Machine would control wrestling position for a large portion of the fight. He didn't really try to get out of full guard. Jrock was throwing the elbows how Serra had been trying to get one of his guys to do. You don't see many people do that from the guard, but I'm not sure why. Using the tip of the elbow like that to hammer down is sure to cut people. Crazy ending, it looked like War Machine was just so gassed he couldn't even defend himself. He couldn't keep his hands up and ate a huge punch.. it just looked like he was done. Then all of a sudden he sweeps and gets an andrenaline rush or something.
Guida vs Huerta - :0 Guida was dominated the whole fight, but he had some close calls on the feet. He had been holding his own, but he was swinging pretty wild at points and I thought he had been stunned a couple of times earlier. Huerta finally stunned him, and managed to stuff the obvious takedown attempts and keep on him.
The bottom two weight classes almost always produce the best fights.
Brian Fellows
Pete Carroll Owns Me
SyNapSe said:
We must have been watching a diffrent fight cuz I had Guida up 2 rounds to none going into that last round.
Rice-Eater said:
Rampage has a broken hand. It makes sense to put him in as the next TUF coach. Besides, Thiago is going to have to prove himself further and work his way up the line because the division is stacked. Assuming Rampage gets by Forrest, he's likely looking at a defense against Chuck/Wanderlei/Jardine, which would round out 2008. You think Silva/Machida should get a shot before those guys?
The way I see it.
Fights to deserve title shot:
Forrest - 1 more win would be good
Jardine - 1 more win would be good
Wand - Needs 1 win to get exposure
Chuck - Needs 2 wins for title shot
Thiago - At least 1 but 2 more wins would be good
Machida - 1 more win would be good
Shogun - At least 1 but 2 more wins would be good
Fights to deserve title shot:
Forrest - 1 more win would be good
Jardine - 1 more win would be good
Wand - Needs 1 win to get exposure
Chuck - Needs 2 wins for title shot
Thiago - At least 1 but 2 more wins would be good
Machida - 1 more win would be good
Shogun - At least 1 but 2 more wins would be good
Stoney Mason
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Asbel said:
Just ignore it. He says shit like that all the time.
Brian Fellows
Pete Carroll Owns Me
Eggo said:
I do. I think your current win streak should have to be as long or longer than the losing streak that proceeded it. By the time that Chuck or Wandy win 2 or 3 fights in a row Machida could possibly be up to 6 or 7 in a row.
Ninja Scooter
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Asbel said:
What about Tito!?
:lol I forgot about him.Ninja Scooter said:
Tito - At least 2 more wins, will likely get it after 1 cuz of popularity
Rashad - At least 1 more win
Houston - a long ways off
Bisping - a long ways off
Soku - At least 2 wins to sell him
I'm assuming wins are against top 10 opponents
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