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Okay, now I know you're talking out your ass. He was tapped by Fickett because he was rocked by a brutal knee. That's not a knock against his submission acumen, it's a knock against his ability to set up the shot, which he's already learned from. He was passing his guard and getting mount. Fickett is an Abu Dhabi veteran by the way, so that's pretty fucking impressive. If you come out of that fight thinking Fickett is the better ground fighter you're watching it with extreme bias. He was already knocked out. Joslin didn't tap him, and the triangle wasn't tight as there was lots of space there. Diego Sanchez has world class BJJ. Legit. That's like saying Diego is a shitty wrestler because Koscheck took him down. Stupid. GSP was knocked out by Serra, and outstruck by BJ Penn. Hardly the best strikers in the world. Diego and Joslin are world class BJJ guys though. So if you're knocking his submission ability because he didn't look so hot against two world class jiu jitsu players (both matches he won by the way) how much are you gonna shit on GSP's striking when he gets outstruck by two world class...jiu jitsu players? You still didn't answer the question by the way. Is Jon Fitch a zero-dimensional fighter? Since he was outstruck and outwrestled by Joslin, and seeing as how he's not as good as Joslin at BJJ he must be incompetent in that area. It sounds like you assume one standard for everyone else, and a much higher one for Koscheck because you don't like him. Just admit that your biased against him. As deep as the WW division is, you think a one-dimensional wrestler would be able to dominate it? If that's the case than Mark Coleman should walk into the UFC and capture the heavyweight championship, seeing as how that's the most shallow division in MMA. Listen, can he work on everything? Yes, who can't? But his striking is far beyond what it was when he started, he's good at the standup. Will he outstrike GSP? Nope, but there's a good chance he can use it to OMG ONE DIMENSIONAL set up a takedown, and GnP his way to victory. If he was a white belt with no striking, you think we'd be talking about how much of a chance he has? By that logic fuck MMA, the best fighters in the world are olympic level wrestlers.

I think that's unfair to say that he's only got really awesome takedowns. His striking is really good, he moved very well in and out against Diego, thanks to his athleticism. Striking leading to takedowns is important, but his striking is good enough on its own as well. Also, his ground game is getting better all the time. Ansar Chalangov is not an easy guy to submit. He's also the same level as GSP belt-wise, at this point anyway. I heard he was a purple who would have his brown belt by the end of the year. GSP got his brown belt after the fight with BJ so not a huge disparity there. In fact, the fact that he wasn't submitted by Joslin is impressive considering how good his ground game is. He didn't want any of Joslin standing but so what? Joslin is a really good striker, he outstruck Jon Fitch and pretty much outwrestled Fitch as well. Joslin is no joke, so I think that's unfair. He knew he was losing and was smart and took the fight to where he knew he would have the advantage. It wasn't a great performance. Matt Serra has been outstruck by everyone under the sun, will you hold GSP's TKO loss against him because he had a really bad outing? Josh Koscheck learned from that fight and bounced back very well, *winning the fight on the feet*. In fact I think it's absurd that you say he's pretty weak outside of the wrestling. His BJJ is actually really good, as he's adapted it well to MMA. He tries to pass the guard and submit people. What do you expect, anything less than a black belt is "pretty weak"? Anyone who is one-dimensional in this day and age will not get as far as he has and done what he has. Admit you're wrong here, because quite frankly I don't know how you can say as much with a straight face.

Sherk is too small at 170 so I'm going to dismiss him entirely, he's said himself he simply wasn't big enough to compete with GSP and he's right. His wrestling is worlds better, a lot of people said he had potential to get a gold medal, the only problem was that his weight class isn't really featured in the Olympics and he decided to do MMA instead. Smart choice I'd say. Baumgartner said he was on the same skill level as Cael Sanderson, who we all know is a beast. He was undefeated one year, that's unheard of in collegiate wrestling. He's a lot more athletic, especially considering the ages of Hughes and Trigg when they fought GSP. Kos is in his prime. He's much more explosive than both of them. Matt Hughes and Sean Sherk are freaks of nature when it comes to conditioning and recovery, but Koscheck is on an equal playing field there. When it comes to quickness and explosiveness he's significantly better. I don't think this is debatable. Striking-wise while he may not be the most technically sound his physical tools complement his style very well, and he's shown excellent strikes to set up takedowns. His boxing was very clean against Sanchez, although he did drop his hands a lot. Still, considering how he simply improves leaps and bounds every fight it wouldn't surprise me to see him come out even better this time. Will he outstrike GSP? No, but he will be smart about it to set up takedowns, unlike Trigg who reached out his arms with no set up whatsoever. Ditto with Hughes. It's gonna be a coin toss, and I still want GSP to win, but it will be VERY tough. His toughest test to date. Also he's coming off a bad loss, I don't know if he wanted this fight right after that. A good example to use in that picture would have been Hieron I think, as he's an awesome wrestler with good striking. Then again I think about how Goulet painted the ring with his blood, than about what Koscheck did to Goulet. Hmmm.

I wouldn't mind that, he'd be able to fill out that reserve role quite well. Could also serve as a mentor for the younger players and teach them some of the finer points. I always liked Reggie and if he actually did this I wouldn't mind cheering for them as I'd like to see him get a ring.

I thought the guys that did it were British, and that's why it was funny, because they were fucking around in a foreign land? How different are the shows?

Is this the show where the guys almost got beat down by a bunch of rednecks for sympathizing with Hilary?

I don't think I'm exaggerating when I say that Koscheck's striking, athleticism, and wrestling are another level than all of those guys. Also Trigg had a blown out ankle and Sherk is a 155'er. Still funny though, and I hope that turns out to be true.

I have no idea what that is but it sounds Azn. You some otaku or something? Misha was supposed to compete on this card but he has friends fighting on the same day somewhere else so he's not going. His scheduled opponent? Patrick Cote. Talk about a slaughter.

I was hoping you'd go for the clown joke.

Thanks a lot for pointing it out, you worthless piece of shit. "Milky is oversaturating himself", that's a fucking rebellious thing to say. I hope your mother gets raped by a black guy. It's only because I care Milky. Rape is no laughing matter....

I stopped already, the guy is oversaturating MCS with himself. Sometimes less is more.

I saw something funny online, smiled, and said "LOL" in my head.

Haha, Van Halen is unleashing the fucking fury.

I don't know if I've ever jumped on your bandwagon, but if I ever said something like "Hey, this new Pbone poster is pretty cool", I take it back.

The milk's gone bad!

BMI is a joke but I won't argue with you on that. I think since Boxing hasn't had heavyweights catch up in terms of skill, I don't see why it should in MMA, especially when certain skills in grappling tend to flourish more at lighter weights. Even in BJJ, the difference between a guy like Jacare and a guy who is a middleweight in MMA is much greater than the skill between Roger Gracie and another heavyweight. It's simply a matter of physics, big guys have trouble pulling off certain "finesse" moves as effectively as smaller guys. Can they do a flying armbar? I guess, but it's a lot less common for a reason. BJJ as an art is constantly evolving since it's only been open to the general public for so long. Guys are trying and coming up with new shit everyday. Whether any of that fancy guard shit works in mma when you're getting pounded in the fact is a different story though. See Trigg vs. Charuto as an example of why bending your knees towards your face while on the bottom may be frustrating in grappling but in MMA it's a godsend. The only thing I don't like about the Canadian grappling and MMA scene in general is how gay a lot of the people are. Not the people involved, but go to the TUF canada forums and you will see a bunch of cheerleading. I don't know, maybe I'm just a cynic, but it comes across as really facetious and fair-weathered. And gay. Why haven't you decided to start training Rudo? Even if just to compete in a bunch of grappling tourneys?

He tapped Forrest like three or four times when they rolled, and Randy Couture couldn't take him down from the clinch, but when he came close Misha took his back. Most importantly he once tapped me. ME! At that point was when I realized he was the goods. That's the thing with heavyweights, that's why training partners after a certain point are on the same level of importance as coaches. It's why Andrei Arlovski lost to Sylvia twice, because Tim had guys like Rothwell, Whitehead, and a bunch of other big cornhuskers while AA had Stephan Bonnar. It should be pointed out though that if you're lean you can't cut 20 lbs like that. Most of the weight cutting is done weeks out, through diet. If you're already really lean, than I don't know how you can cut that much that quick without severe side effects. Guys like Georges walk into the sauna only needing to shed like 5-10 lbs. To use Misha as an example, he competes at 205. He walks around at about 208. He simply doesn't have much weight to cut at all, he's extremely lean. He also said he's never clinched up with someone stronger than him at his weight, so going as low as possible would probably be for worse rather than better. A lot of the big guys try to compensate by trying to be slick as opposed to powering through someone, but at a point even this can be a hinderance to your development because you shouldn't perform despite your size/strength, your skill should complement it. A lot of guys have this mindset that they just want to win at any costs. The big guys learn enough to get to that point for the most part, they just rely on physical attributes. That's why the lighter weights have the most skill, because in the gym they're forced to find ways to beat these other bigger dudes, and they have to compensate for their lack of size. With all that being said however, you have some big guys who aren't so stubborn. These are the guys that go the furthest obviously.

Broccoli does. It has a fairly advanced nervous system. It can theoretically feel pain. Not as advanced as a potato though.

I agree with a lot of that. I can tell that a lot of gyms are pretty much in the development stages and some guys are becoming stars while others are well on their way. The best guys are mostly at the lower weights though, I think that's normal however. Everywhere I go it's rare for the bigger guys to use anything more than the basics and their size and strength advantages. I think this is a result of there simply not being as many big people in Canada as there are in the US. Other than a few exceptions I don't think Canadians will dominate MMA or Sub Grappling above the MW division. There just isn't a talent pool for it. Some of the guys I train with have killed the NAGA's and Arnold's so yeah, matter of time. If you guys wanna look smart in front of everyone else you know, mention Misha Cirkunov before he becomes a star. It's only a matter of time with that guy.

The problem is that they don't wanna just cut out a major food staple like that. Simply not eating it should be a temporary solution, not a permanent one.

Holanda is gonna get raped. Alot of the belts for Canadian grappling are handed out too easily and are undeserving, so I can't really put any stock in the absolute belt divisions. A teammate who was a blue belt (admittedly he should be higher, just hasn't done gi in awhile) competed in a gi competition and raped a three striped-brown belt. That's fucking embarrassing. To make things worse, later that day he schooled him in no gi as well. Behring, Schilling and Holanda are the worst at this belt-giving. I'm amazed that people are fans of local submission grappling. That boggles my mind. Do you guys want me to come by and drop off an autographed picture of myself?

I'm guessing that would mean that he would be able to have a much sharper taste as to whether or not a beer has gone bad, as he's developed a pretty mean palette. Palate, though maybe he's also an experienced painter as well. Most famous artists know a thing or two about alcohol. I don't think it's much of a stretch.

You wouldn't happen to know where to get such software would you, to record audio off of the computer in general?