gunnar hendershow Posted September 23, 2012 Report Share Posted September 23, 2012 Didn't see anything before the Flyweight title fight, which Johnson definitely deserved to win. He was the better fighter for 3 rounds, which matters most. Vitor was super close to ending the fight in the first, but after that it was all Jones. I see Bisping won, I wonder if now's the time for him to be sacrificed to Silva? I'll have more thoughts tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mancuerda Posted September 23, 2012 Report Share Posted September 23, 2012 Found it odd that Vitor kept pulling guard, but given he was hurt by Jones' kicks and had a short training camp and thus wasn't in top shape, I suppose it makes sense. Add in the fact that he was able to trap Jones in that tight armbar in round one and got him in triangle position in round two, it wasn't too farfetched for Vitor to think his best shot at victory was a submission... Still wish he would've gone for broke and tried to knock Jones out, which I guess he did in round four, only to get taken down and put in that nasty Americana. Sick fight all around, though. I don't regret watching it or the Flyweight Title bout for that matter. Not sure what the booing was about, but the fight between Benavidez and Mighty Mouse was fast, furious, and fun. I'll look forward to Uncle Creepy working his way to a rematch against Johnson and hopefully taking the belt, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunnar hendershow Posted September 23, 2012 Report Share Posted September 23, 2012 Rogan put it best "Some people just want to see blood." They were booing because they weren't there for a technically sound, entertaining fight, they were there for a guy to get his skull pounded in after a round. It's the nature of the beast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badotori Posted September 23, 2012 Report Share Posted September 23, 2012 Rogan put it best "Some people just want to see blood." They were booing because they weren't there for a technically sound, entertaining fight, they were there for a guy to get his skull pounded in after a round. It's the nature of the beast. Would have thought they would have been satisfied by this (spoilered just in case): Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Posted September 23, 2012 Report Share Posted September 23, 2012 Vitor was actually using a pretty smart, gameplan, I thought. He couldn't deal with Jones' reach, so he went down to something that could even the odds a little more. His mistake that led to his downfall was the way he pulled guard the last time, he did it so clumsily that Bones managed to hit side control almost immediately and from there it was over. The first two time Vitor pulled guard, he jumped up and secured it. The last one he kind of just fell down and pulled Jon Jones with him. Stann versus Bisping was pretty great, too. Great card all around, though I think the live fans were just sick of the decisions coming one after the other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazz Posted September 23, 2012 Report Share Posted September 23, 2012 Vinny's armbar gave me wood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted September 23, 2012 Report Share Posted September 23, 2012 Vinny's armbar gave me wood. THIS And going back a couple of pages to answer Quom... Last I heard from Anderson's own mouth (admittedly a couple of months ago) was he was expecting to keep fighting for about 4 more years. The guy can make a lot of money doing this for the next few years, if he is not inured and banged up too much then he was saying why not keep winning and earning? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolleje Posted September 23, 2012 Report Share Posted September 23, 2012 Some thoughts: - Split decision for Mighty Mouse vs Benavidez: Allthough I also think Johnson won it, Benavidez was the aggressor in most of the fight. Mighty Mouse was more focused on counterstriking. As we've seen many times before, this could potentially lead to some very bizarre/boring fights. Maybe that was also the reason some of the audience were booing. I was also looking for Johnson to engage more (allthough I woudn't have been booing). Oh, and it's a bit stupid of Rogan & Goldberg to complain about the fans 'only wanting blood and broken skulls' when a halfhour before they were joking about how great the times were when Coleman was headbutting opponents to oblivion. Great technique? - Jones is phenomenal, but he looked a bit uninterested. I think he had a hard time motivating himself for this fight. He also got caught in that triangle... I hope Hendo is next and not Sonnen. - Bisping looked good, but not great. Still hard to see him as a worthy opponent for Anderson Silva (allthough the hype and talk before would be great). - Swanson's KO was very nice too. He's close to title contention, I guess. But Aldo would be a very difficult opponent for him, he's not likely to catch Aldo as he did with Oliveira. - Only 'mediocre' fight was Hamill-Hollett. The fight didn't do anything to improve both guys I think. Hamill didn't impress, Hollett made a bad debut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted September 23, 2012 Report Share Posted September 23, 2012 I am currently liking having TUF back, I have not been bothered about it recently, but I like the look of the new US series, with Carwin and Nelson and being a Brit, The Smashes is entertaining, I seriously can't wait to see how this goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noah Posted September 24, 2012 Report Share Posted September 24, 2012 Go Kyle Noke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beefus of Bethesda Posted September 24, 2012 Report Share Posted September 24, 2012 - Swanson's KO was very nice too. He's close to title contention, I guess. But Aldo would be a very difficult opponent for him, he's not likely to catch Aldo as he did with Oliveira. Anybody remember what happened last time these two got together? I do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted September 24, 2012 Report Share Posted September 24, 2012 Why not give Chad Mendes vs Cub a chance, a good Striker vs grappler fight and will truly show is Cub is a top end 145er? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beefus of Bethesda Posted September 24, 2012 Report Share Posted September 24, 2012 Why not give Chad Mendes vs Cub a chance, a good Striker vs grappler fight and will truly show is Cub is a top end 145er? This. Also, looking at that gif.. it goes too fast for people to notice both knees hitting Cub in the face. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drock007 Posted September 25, 2012 Report Share Posted September 25, 2012 Why not give Chad Mendes vs Cub a chance, a good Striker vs grappler fight and will truly show is Cub is a top end 145er? Cause Chad Mendes would decision the crap out of Cub Swanson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted September 25, 2012 Report Share Posted September 25, 2012 Then Cub is not a top 145er in that scenario I also didn't get the memo where winning fights by decision was a bad thing, so thanks for letting me know (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunnar hendershow Posted September 25, 2012 Report Share Posted September 25, 2012 Yeah it's basically like losing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted September 25, 2012 Report Share Posted September 25, 2012 Oh god, GSP and Frankie Edgar are the most losingest champions I have ever seen then! Also, just noticed that Cub and Chad fought in 2010 in WEC. I am saying a re-match is still a good thing though, for both guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Posted September 25, 2012 Report Share Posted September 25, 2012 The Featherweight division is incredibly thin. It's like everybody and their mother has fought George Roop or something. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolleje Posted September 25, 2012 Report Share Posted September 25, 2012 I wouldn't mind seeing Swanson face Siver (if he beats Yagin). The winner could even be granted a title fight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drock007 Posted September 26, 2012 Report Share Posted September 26, 2012 Then Cub is not a top 145er in that scenario I also didn't get the memo where winning fights by decision was a bad thing, so thanks for letting me know (Y) When did i say it was a bad thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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