RavishingRickRudo Posted December 14, 2008 Report Posted December 14, 2008 "The fight that will turn one champion into a legend" BILLIONS.
Your Paragon of Virtue Posted December 14, 2008 Report Posted December 14, 2008 Hopefully this gets J-Mac out of the UFC. Hes never gonna amount to anything more than a gatekeeper,and hes not so good at that either.
RavishingRickRudo Posted December 14, 2008 Report Posted December 14, 2008 So there are two guys named "the fire" on this card?
Lei Tong Posted December 14, 2008 Report Posted December 14, 2008 I can't believe I fucking missed "Tenderness."
Mik Posted December 14, 2008 Author Report Posted December 14, 2008 They both make sense though. Fire Burns and Fire Marshall. Eh.
Lei Tong Posted December 14, 2008 Report Posted December 14, 2008 Hopefully this gets J-Mac out of the UFC. Hes never gonna amount to anything more than a gatekeeper,and hes not so good at that either. It sucks, as he's still capable to beating of beating solid fighters and is generally entertainig, but the dude simply cannot strike a lick.
RavishingRickRudo Posted December 14, 2008 Report Posted December 14, 2008 Is that Blue Steel from Frank, or Ferrari?
RavishingRickRudo Posted December 14, 2008 Report Posted December 14, 2008 He has a fevah, and the only prescription is more Noguiera. Mir was awesome there. Totally built Nog up.
Lei Tong Posted December 14, 2008 Report Posted December 14, 2008 Rewinding and rewatching the DVR: - Browning looked much better than he did later on the show, but Kaplan is fucking balls, so Junie's really no further along in my mind than we he beat Jose Napolean Hitler. - Fuck ATT guys and their inability to make weight. I can't wait until Gouveia gets fucking exposed again. - Jules Bruchez is seriously in Wayne Weems territory in terms of terrible TUF vets. - Sick KO for Johnson, though the hype he's getting is going to be counterproductive if he gets matched up tougher before his skill set catches up with his physical gifts.
Jaxxson Mayhem Posted December 14, 2008 Report Posted December 14, 2008 That's crazy even that glancing punch like that could still put him on his ass.
Lei Tong Posted December 14, 2008 Report Posted December 14, 2008 HAHAHAHAH! I've been telling you all for a while: Vinny cannot take it nearly as well as he can dish it out. Impressive display of Lay & Pray by Bader. Fuck the haters.
Lei Tong Posted December 14, 2008 Report Posted December 14, 2008 Primm desperately needs to drop to MW. EDIT: Soszynski has the most disproportionate ratio of hype to actual skill of the UFC's IFL converts. Dude was 4-4 in what was essentially a AAA level promotion. I blame it on him being simultaneously from Poland, Canada and Team Quest.
Lt. Al Giardello Posted December 14, 2008 Report Posted December 14, 2008 That's crazy even that glancing punch like that could still put him on his ass. It wasn't just a glancing shot... It landed at the back of the head, that will knock anyone out. Bader obivously packs a punch.
Lei Tong Posted December 14, 2008 Report Posted December 14, 2008 WOW. Efrain has shown by far the most amount of improvement by any fighter in between a season's end and the finale.
RavishingRickRudo Posted December 14, 2008 Report Posted December 14, 2008 Nover's strategy of leading with a knee is brilliant.
The Niggardly King Posted December 14, 2008 Report Posted December 14, 2008 But they told me he was the next GSP or Anderson Silva! They should make these 5 rounds...
Lei Tong Posted December 14, 2008 Report Posted December 14, 2008 It isn't just the knees. Efrain has Nover's timing down, and Nover doesn't have the wrestling to fight him off once Efrain gets the clinch.
The Niggardly King Posted December 14, 2008 Report Posted December 14, 2008 SEE! He's respectful to boot.
RavishingRickRudo Posted December 14, 2008 Report Posted December 14, 2008 5 rounds would have been awesome, given that Nover won the last round and was seemingly on a comeback. Not enough, though.
RavishingRickRudo Posted December 14, 2008 Report Posted December 14, 2008 Nover was landing seemingly at will with his hands, it would have been interesting to see him go with that rather than throwing kicks and knees.
RavishingRickRudo Posted December 14, 2008 Report Posted December 14, 2008 It isn't just the knees. Efrain has Nover's timing down, and Nover doesn't have the wrestling to fight him off once Efrain gets the clinch. Yeah, Nover seemed to go limp whenever Efrain went for a takedown.
Lei Tong Posted December 14, 2008 Report Posted December 14, 2008 He shyed away from his hands after Efrain rocked him standing in the first round.
Your Paragon of Virtue Posted December 14, 2008 Report Posted December 14, 2008 I think this was more due to styles than any sort of major improvement on Efrains end.
Lei Tong Posted December 14, 2008 Report Posted December 14, 2008 I think this was more due to styles than any sort of major improvement on Efrains end. I disagree. Efrain's hands were much improved, he finally managed to utilize his wrestling experience, and was overall much more aggressive than he was during his stay in the house. I actually have a feeling that people will find a way to discredit him for his win, despite the fact that he beat a tough preliminary opponent and then the best other LW's of the season.
The Niggardly King Posted December 14, 2008 Report Posted December 14, 2008 God damn, Nover during the first two rounds felt like playing the PRIDE FC game while drunk... But not taking away anything from Efrain... I just preferred the flip when it comes to the race wars at lightweight. Seriously, if Efrain can show that type of aggression while continuing to get better at his stand-up... dude's going to be fucking scary.
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