Lt. Al Giardello Posted April 6, 2006 Report Posted April 6, 2006 I'm looking foward to tonight. I can only imagine Tito and Ken's arguements.
Your Paragon of Virtue Posted April 7, 2006 Report Posted April 7, 2006 Okay, now who changed the subtitle to talk about Herman? I'm confused here.
Guest Brian Posted April 7, 2006 Report Posted April 7, 2006 I did. I've been mixing up Herman and Horwich all week since I watched Strikeforce for some reason. I keep looking for a loss to Ebersole in Herman's record and wondering why it wasn't there. Mesmorized by those golden locks I guess.
Lei Tong Posted April 7, 2006 Author Report Posted April 7, 2006 Irony alert: Pointon immediately talking shit while the true badass Bisping comes off as calm and collected.
Angel_Grace_Blue Posted April 7, 2006 Report Posted April 7, 2006 And things almost turn into a frat party. If only someone would have tried to write "DICK" on Kendall's forehead....
Lei Tong Posted April 7, 2006 Author Report Posted April 7, 2006 Well, it only took them half an hour to state the obvious: British accents are hilarious.
Lt. Al Giardello Posted April 7, 2006 Report Posted April 7, 2006 Seems like everyone wants to be on Tito's team.
Lei Tong Posted April 7, 2006 Author Report Posted April 7, 2006 Well, aside from Tito being more personable, these guys Ken's trained over the years seem to exist merely for him to push around and use to inflate his ego.
razazteca Posted April 7, 2006 Report Posted April 7, 2006 Well, it only took them half an hour to state the obvious: British accents are hilarious. and need subtitles
Lt. Al Giardello Posted April 7, 2006 Report Posted April 7, 2006 That Canadian guy looks like Paul Wall. All he needs is the grill.
Lei Tong Posted April 7, 2006 Author Report Posted April 7, 2006 Thus far, Ken's team lacks: - submission training - Muay Thai training - a hands on head coach But hey, they do have a bodybuilding coach who doesn't take weight cutting into consideration.
Angel_Grace_Blue Posted April 7, 2006 Report Posted April 7, 2006 I was thinking the same thing about Kalib (I'm assuming that's who you meant). Ken picked a shitty assistant coach it seemed. And yes, everyone fights! Whooo.
jwpeer Posted April 7, 2006 Report Posted April 7, 2006 So no more challenges? Well apparently they were only allowed to pick 2 coaches. I could see a weight guy if A. They were training these guys for 6 months to a year...not 2. B. You could have like 5 coaches. But you HAVE to have a grappling coach of some sort. Tito's team has THREE coaches to Shamrocks like 1/2 a coach. It's gonna be brutal EDIT: I mean some of these guys might just be plain better, but in such a short time period and with mostly novices, aren't they the type of people who will benefit MOST from hands on coaching. Some of these dudes don't even know BASICS of certain techniques.
razazteca Posted April 7, 2006 Report Posted April 7, 2006 Thus far, Ken's team lacks: - submission training - Muay Thai training - a hands on head coach But hey, they do have a bodybuilding coach who does take weight cutting into consideration. Ken can teach them how to cut a promo and build muscle mass.
Angel_Grace_Blue Posted April 7, 2006 Report Posted April 7, 2006 Boo @ returning to 2 five minute rounds. Edit: I like Kalib's maple leaf in his head.
Lt. Al Giardello Posted April 7, 2006 Report Posted April 7, 2006 Starnes has a maple leaf shaved to back of his head, thats tight
randomguy Posted April 7, 2006 Report Posted April 7, 2006 At least it wasn't two guys standing around doing nothing like a lot of the HW fights from last season. How is it they can't find 16 or so guys with at least decent MMA abilities. A pure boxer just isn't going to cut it and they know it. He threw one punch - that was his entire fight.
jwpeer Posted April 7, 2006 Report Posted April 7, 2006 At least it wasn't two guys standing around doing nothing like a lot of the HW fights from last season. How is it they can't find 16 or so guys with at least decent MMA abilities. A pure boxer just isn't going to cut it and they know it. He threw one punch - that was his entire fight. Drug Testing.
Angel_Grace_Blue Posted April 7, 2006 Report Posted April 7, 2006 I was half-way paying attention when Dana was explaining it, but now Kalib gets a free pass right to the semis? It looks like they still haven't gotten it right. Maybe a tournament or a pool system would be better, but, whatever UFC.
naiwf Posted April 7, 2006 Report Posted April 7, 2006 So Kalib wins $5,000 and is in the final four in his weight class for 10 seconds worth of effort. I guarantee that causes some resentment with his teammates who really wanted to fight, especially if one of them ends up barely eking out a decision in a war.
Lei Tong Posted April 7, 2006 Author Report Posted April 7, 2006 It basically is a tournament; two, 8-man tournaments, with the eventual champion having to win 3 fights.
AmericanDragon Posted April 7, 2006 Report Posted April 7, 2006 I was half-way paying attention when Dana was explaining it, but now Kalib gets a free pass right to the semis? It looks like they still haven't gotten it right. Maybe a tournament or a pool system would be better, but, whatever UFC. ...There are only 8 fighters per weight class. The semi finals would be the second round of an 8 person tournament, so I don't know why you're complaining. WHY THE FUCK DID THAT BOXER PULL GUARD?
RavishingRickRudo Posted April 7, 2006 Report Posted April 7, 2006 I loved that episode. LOVED IT. Fuckin tremendous.
AboveAverage484 Posted April 7, 2006 Report Posted April 7, 2006 Ken's coaching methods are... interesting. He even admitted he only knows leglocks and brawling. No wonder he loses all the time. He'll probably teach them how to throw girly Pancrase slaps next week. It seems like 90% of the people they got this season are either (a)jerks or (b)fratboys. I'm rooting for the deaf guy for obvious reasons, he actually seems like he's there to learn/win, not get drunk and bitch.
jwpeer Posted April 7, 2006 Report Posted April 7, 2006 Ken's coaching methods are... interesting. He even admitted he only knows leglocks and brawling. No wonder he loses all the time. He'll probably teach them how to throw girly Pancrase slaps next week. It seems like 90% of the people they got this season are either (a)jerks or (b)fratboys. I'm rooting for the deaf guy for obvious reasons, he actually seems like he's there to learn/win, not get drunk and bitch. I thought it was cool as hell that Tito picked him. I think he realizes that the kid will benefit the most from his hands on training...plus he must have SOME type of potential.
RavishingRickRudo Posted April 7, 2006 Report Posted April 7, 2006 I think Tito realized that being nice to the deaf guy is going to make him look good and win him some fans. Cause who isn't cheering for him?
Lord of The Curry Posted April 7, 2006 Report Posted April 7, 2006 Gooooood stuff. - Tito came off well in contrast to Shamrock who looked like a goof. I doubt Shammy's coaching had anything to do with Kalib's win. Rep Surrey, son. The leaf hair is hot. - I think it was Rudo tonight who said that Kristian could play Gambit very well. - The fucking Limey's steal the show. - I'm looking forward to seeing Ed unleash his pent-up rage. - Dig the "Nobody doesn't fight" rule. - I can't not pick the deaf guy just because.
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