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MMA-GAF |OT5| Father Time Is Undefeated
- Thread starter polyh3dron
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I'm seeing the light, brehs. For the first time in 26 years, my eyes are open.
TheKaeptain
Banned
I've trying to tell everyone mixed>pure.
wtf do you actually believe this?
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A More Normal Bird
Unconfirmed Member
TBH I'm pretty sure I can tick off all three of those. If anything I think mud is only scratching the surface and there are some deeper, darker reasons for my (and others') enjoyment of human cockfighting.
bone_and_sinew
breaking down barriers in gratuitous nudity
Believe me I have my own demon in my head. People have no idea how dark I am in my head sometimes
Before humans threw balls into hoops, or hit them with a wooden bat, someone threw a punch and people gathered around to watch it. I don't care what color you are, or what language you speak, we're all human beings. Fighting is in our DNA, man. We get it, and we like it.
ItAintEasyBeinCheesy
it's 4th of July in my asshole
Jest Chillin
Member
Questionable stoppage in the Rampage v. Beltran fight imo.
industrian
will gently cradle you as time slowly ticks away.
If Joanne Calderwood isn't one of the first fighters across then there's no hope for that division.
And hopefully Invicta can survive with competition like this. Either that or the UFC should just buy them.
At first glance it looks quick because Beltran isn't even being given the chance to turtle up and defend himself. But at second glance I think Rampage would have just unloaded on him further. Those were two big hooks right to the chin, I doubt Beltran would have recovered from them.
And I wonder why no-one is giving any time to Minakov beating Volkov. I'd consider that an upset. Edit: Now that I've seen a gif of that Minakov/Volkov stoppage, now that looked early.
Jest Chillin
Member
At first glance it looks quick because Beltran isn't even being given the chance to turtle up and defend himself. But at second glance I think Rampage would have just unloaded on him further. Those were two big hooks right to the chin, I doubt Beltran would have recovered from them.
And I wonder why no-one is giving any time to Minakov beating Volkov. I'd consider that an upset. Edit: Now that I've seen a gif of that Minakov/Volkov stoppage, now that looked early.
Both of them were questionable. The thing about the Beltran stoppage was the bell for the round sounded right before Miragliotta stepped in. It's one of those situations where I feel like even with that last right hand, Beltran wasn't in any horrible defenseless state nor was he out of it. He probably lost consciousness for a split second when that left hit but was back before he even hit the ground.
I'm not out and out going to say it's bad because there's always the potential for harm with just one more strike but there's been a lot of worse situations that don't get stopped. So at there should at least be some regulation. Some standard.
Pristine_Condition
Member
OMG, HEEL!!!
IT'S HAPPENING!!!
THE SPORT IS SAVED!!!!
(People who don't know me will think I'm being snarky or sarcastic. People who do know me will know otherwise.)
industrian
will gently cradle you as time slowly ticks away.
Ok, then it's definitely questionable. I didn't know that context before seeing the gif.
And I'd say it's impossible to standardise and regulate stoppages, because there's a million ways for a fighter to get put out of service and another million ways for a fighter to instantly bounce back into action. That said, there's a million other ways a fighter totally out on their feet can just stand there and take too much punishment. Or in other words, for every Hendricks/Fitch, there's a Hendo/Fedor, a Kongo/Barry and a Curran/Warren. We just need responsible referees who know the power/recovery potential of the fighters and can adjust accordingly. Regulating/standardising stoppages at best would piss everyone off, and at worse kill the sport.
Jest Chillin
Member
You're probably right. The wild variants of stoppages just make it harder as a fan to understand and accept the results. It adds controversy to a sport that really doesn't need anymore of it.
ItAintEasyBeinCheesy
it's 4th of July in my asshole
Trying to pull one of my teeth out with my fingers, got it moving but thats bout it.
industrian
will gently cradle you as time slowly ticks away.
ItAintEasyBeinCheesy
it's 4th of July in my asshole
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polyh3dron
Banned
I see this is now a hot women thread..
I approve.
I approve.
ItAintEasyBeinCheesy
it's 4th of July in my asshole
O snap. Paul E Heedron is bizzizzack.
Tyrone V Joe Rogan
I uh..think i left my.. house on fire.. brb
Tyrone V Joe Rogan
I uh..think i left my.. house on fire.. brb
lol, you're a repressed homossexual? I don't think that has anything to do with liking MMA tho.
Maklershed
Member
1,000,000 people: Sign Holly Holm!
Dana: I don't know who the fuck she is and I don't have fucking time to fucking google her.
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1 person: UFC should have a 115lb women's division
Dana: OK!!!
you're sounding particularly repressed to me
This thread always delivers. At the very least it does so regularly.
Should I feel bad for ordering the PPV tonight? I'm having people over to watch Hendricks go for that Matt Serra punch while we drink spirits and gnaw on drumsticks like cavemen. There will probably be pointing, yelling and grunting at the television screen, too.
Should I feel bad for ordering the PPV tonight? I'm having people over to watch Hendricks go for that Matt Serra punch while we drink spirits and gnaw on drumsticks like cavemen. There will probably be pointing, yelling and grunting at the television screen, too.
industrian
will gently cradle you as time slowly ticks away.
Accepting the innate homoerotic nature of MMA is part of the appeal to me, bro.
No hetero.
You'll just have to take my word for it, there's no way I'm revisiting my deeply disturbing Josh Barnett related research.
I wouldn't worry about it, MMA-inducing trauma pales in comparison to what you must've gone through to don an animu avatar.
I was more poking fun at him saying he's repressed. If you know you're a repressed homossexual why not become an open homossexual lol.
@mud
well whatever then
edit: how lucky that Josh Barnett is my favorite active fighter
Host Samurai
Member
I'm thinking of getting a 2 TB HDD for my PS4 today. I am wondering if I can use that 500 GB that comes with the PS4 and stuff it in my OG fat PS3, since that thing is always low on space.
Host Samurai
Member
If that's the best option than I would do that. I'm not really familiar with all this HDD stuff. I just want to make sure that stock ps4 HDD is compatible with the ps3. Wouldn't want to waste a new 500 gig hdd
Saw that yesterday, was both disturbed and amused.
industrian
will gently cradle you as time slowly ticks away.
The PS4 uses 2.5" SATA HDDs. Same with the PS3. There shouldn't be any problems in using your PS4 drive with your PS3.
And personally, I would thoroughly recommend a 1TB drive for the PS4 if these 30-50GB installs are the way of the future. Otherwise it's going to be 8-12 games max on a 500GB drive.
I believe you'll need to put the stock PS4 HDD back in for warranty claims, dunno if they'll still accept it in PS3 format. You're only "wasting" like $40 on a 500GB HDD these days, mind.
Yeah, I'll probably go the SSD route when I upgrade. Don't think I'll ever need more than 500GB.
Sato Koiji
Member
Christina Santini. Google her. Be glad that you did.
Her beauty is immortal I gotta tell ya...
500 should suit me as well...in no console generation have I played 10 games regularly. I'll probably bite as soon as prices reach the 1$=2GB mark.
Oh yeah, how did that screening go?
It didnt. I wouldnt watch that movie if my balls were crazy glued to a cannonball and shot through the door of the theater.
let's hope you're right...
polyh3dron
Banned
Yeah I got the biggest hard drive you can get in the PS4 right now, a 1.5TB: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00EDIU5IW/?tag=neogaf0e-20
That'll still only hold the installations for 30 games that are 50GB.
Aronofsky is one of the most interesting directors out there. And I think the story is a bit more interesting than you are probably imagining it
We can only hope.
I'm a fan of boring fighters getting burned. Rory's last performance was abysmal. Lawler has impressed me immensely in the octagon, let's hope he keeps the KO's coming.
industrian
will gently cradle you as time slowly ticks away.
I would imagine that the load times from that thing leave a lot to be desired.
Wait... we're not talking about Evan Almighty here?