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About This Page: This is a discussion on Other Sports within the LetsGoKings.com forums, at Los Angeles Kings Hockey Fan Forum. Originally Posted by ASUcruz
Yup, I think that is exactly what happend. I'm sure we'll talk about this after they fight but what if Chuck wins? Do they set up
Yup, I think that is exactly what happend. I'm sure we'll talk about this after they fight but what if Chuck wins? Do they set up a rubber match later in the year? Or do they save Chuck until the cross over show where they'll probably have him fight Shogun.
Who knows. I'm getting really antsy for them to get this whole superbowl org going because some of the divisions are pretty top heavy. . .but not really deep. If that makes sense. 205 being one of them. After Liddell and Rampage. . .there's a drop to the next level of young, hungry guys with the future in their laps. Not quite there though so they need to do something to bridge that gap I think. Same goes for 185, but not to that level.
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Yea, Emerson fought like a bitch in that 3rd round. Before I get to that though, how about Joe Lauzon. Probably the most impressive performace so far. He took Geraghty down easily and just destroyed him with a great ground and pound. That elbow he landed was devestating and he missed with one that would have sent Geragthy to the hospital.
Yeah. Dead on. Lauzon looked REALLY good. He looks to be a force in a couple of years in that division. . .though it's pretty stacked so we'll see. He reminds me of Florian in his size and game, but with better standup. That might be a good fight in fact in the next year or so.
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BTW I think that's how Fedor will be in the UFC. Fedor being able to use elbows might kill someone.
From an interview that was posted on Sherdog:
Q: Do you have any experience with elbow strikes? Is it going to be hard for you to adjust to the UFC rules if you compete in that organization?
A: I do use elbow strikes, and I am working on that technique. I don't think I'll have any difficulties with the rules.
Now, maybe I'm reading too much into it. . .but that sounds like he's looking at being in the UFC yeah?
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The second fight looked pretty sloppy. Hill other than his size wasn't very impressive. His background his wrestling but he couldnt' take Emerson down, although Emerson has shown great takedown defense. But yea, Hill other than his impressive size and reach was not that impressive.
Anyways though, Emerson's leg kicks were just devestating. If he threw more of them, he would have destroyed Hill. It might have been a tap out due to leg kicks. He was thrashing Hill's legs but Emerson didn't want to throw more of them because that would have put him in Corey's rage. Basically, Emerson didn't want to pay the price to win. THe third round was a toss up but Hill was more aggressive. Emerson fought like a pussy, it was his second and probably last chance, he should have just gone for broke in that last round.
Oh yeah. Hill is gonna lose a leg if he keeps it out there like he did. Emerson should have been kicking the hell out of it all day long. Hill looks tricky with his movements, but that was about it. Didn't have good takedown. Didn't have good striking. He's gonna get killed in there against a guy like Manny methinks. Bottom line, neither of those guys really did enough to win the fight in my opinion.
Andy Wang is a c***sucker and if I were Jens Pulver, I woulda beat the **** out of him right in Dana's office. And Dana should've just said "f*** it" and thrown his ass out because there are still 7 other eliminated fighters to chose from. How could someone be so disrespectful to a fighter who has done 100 times more than he has, and to the President of the UFC.
Sims and Weems looked horrible. Especially Sims because he kept talking about how tough he was and how many streetfights he'd been in while being outnumbered 50-1. Ah, but next week's episode looks awesome with (most likely) Sims in fight at the house. You just had to know someone was gonna do something THAT crazy at some point before the season was over.
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I'm having MMA withdrawal right now. Feels like we should have already had both a Pride and UFC PPV recently. Ultimate Fighter just not cutting it this season. Too many schlubs in there. I think Joe Lauzon and Little Diaz are the best two of the lot. On a related note, I find it shocking that with the pool of talent the UFC is working with right now that they couldnt come up with a better card for this weekend's PPV. IMO, when we are getting excited over Kalib Starnes it's a sad day in hell.
Anyone catch SportsCenter today??? UFC was the lead story.... It was great! They're also showing the live weigh-in of Chuck and Rampage on ESPN News at 4pm. I think it's official, the UFC has gone mainstream now.
Also ESPN now has a dedicated section for the UFC on ESPN.com
Anyone catch SportsCenter today??? UFC was the lead story.... It was great! They're also showing the live weigh-in of Chuck and Rampage on ESPN News at 4pm. I think it's official, the UFC has gone mainstream now.
Also ESPN now has a dedicated section for the UFC on ESPN.com
ESPN has been on UFC mode since probably about Liddell/Ortiz 2. It's just getting more and more exposure as of late.
This is a long thread so I may have missed it. Did anyone read ESPN magazine about how Floyd Mayweather Junior said that Boxing is a real sport and MMA is a fad. He continued to say that if Chuck Lidell stepped into a ring with him "he would get punished". Gods, I guess it's everywhere!
Hey Dana, if you worked "so hard" to make the UFC seem legit, why not edit out the part about the brawl outside? lol
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This is a long thread so I may have missed it. Did anyone read ESPN magazine about how Floyd Mayweather Junior said that Boxing is a real sport and MMA is a fad. He continued to say that if Chuck Lidell stepped into a ring with him "he would get punished". Gods, I guess it's everywhere!
Yea, he also wouldn't back up his mouth with those quotes.
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I noticed Sherdog mentioned they were hired to feed the info through ESPN around the time the Liddell/Rampage fight came around so this should be here to stay.
Any predictions for tonight? I'm betting Liddell pulls it out (even though I'm rooting for Rampage), Parysian wins an ok decision over Burkman, Starnes quits on the way to the ring. Also, I figure it will be Shogun coming out to challenge whoever wins between Chuck and Rampage. Not Hendo. . .as awesome as that would be.
Any predictions for tonight? I'm betting Liddell pulls it out (even though I'm rooting for Rampage), Parysian wins an ok decision over Burkman, Starnes quits on the way to the ring. Also, I figure it will be Shogun coming out to challenge whoever wins between Chuck and Rampage. Not Hendo. . .as awesome as that would be.
Woo Rampage!! And now Hendo in the UFC, Rampage vs Henderson is going to be a great fight...then a possible rematch with Chuck and Rampage, a couple good fights down the road.
Gonna do my breakdown real quick here. Curious to see what the rest of you thought.
Starnes vs. Leben
So, I was wrong. . .sort of. For all the talk during the fight of Starnes being tired, Leben sure looked gassed about midway through the second. His punches were slow and wild and he seemed like he was stumbling out there. I gave the first and third to Leben however because of overall performance. One of the things I hate about the UFC is that a guy can stand there and take some shots and then take a guy down to win a round. That's exactly what happened in the first and third. He took Leben down but did absolutely nothing while down there. Holding position on a guy doesn't win you a fight in my eyes. Not sure that the decision was the right one.
Martin vs. Salaverry
Thought this was an early stoppage, but then again, Salaverry wasn't doing much on the ground when he was being hit. The "slam" wasn't much of one and Salaverry was right up as soon as the fight was stopped. Thought Martin was dumb for calling out Silva after that performance though. He'd get murdered.
Alexander vs. Jardine
Wow! Who saw that coming? For a 40 second fight, it was damn exciting. I thought it was gonna be over when Jardine landed that first right. Alexander said he slipped, but I don't buy it. He fell right into the cage. Great recovery though and he landed some nasty bombs on Jardine after that. Anytime you lose your mouthpiece, you know you've been rocked. That first uppercut that lifted him up reminded me of that Tank Abbott vs. Steve Nelmark fight.
Stephens vs. Thomas
Good showing by Stephens in this fight. Looks like he could really do something in the future. He had a great defense against a vet on that choke. I think he got a little anxious after that and got sloppy. Thomas is on a little bit of a roll right now, but I think he'll probably just be a gatekeeper in that division. Too much going in that one for him to really move in now. Never say never though.
Parisyan vs. Burkman
Man I loved this fight. It was pretty one sided, but it was active as hell and both guys were going at it. Parisyan looked real good in there though. I'd like to see a rematch with him and Sanchez to be honest. Probably won't happen right now, but hell it would be fun to watch. He looked great at striking and his takedown defense was great once again.
Liddell vs. Jackson
Finally. That's pretty much all I have to say about this one. I've said before that I get bored with Liddell's fights. A guy chases him and he hits them as they move in. Rampage fought the fight that should be fought against him. Make him come to you. I was shocked as hell it ended so quickly though. Page nailed him with a counter-right and landed several more as Liddell hit the ground.
All in all, this card was MUCH better than I thought it would be. Pretty much all the fights were, if not exciting, quite busy. It made for an entertaining couple of hours I'll tell you that much. Looking forward to what is next too. Shogun vs. Chuck? Page vs. Hendo? Chuck vs. Wanderlei? Lots of potential matchups that could be great fights. Hell, Vera vs. Shogun or Chuck? Now that this Pride merger is more or less done, it's gonna be an amazing time for fans of this.
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