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Ya nothin beats that. I'm payin for Rampage to defend, and win of course.
yeah but i watch with a group of people and knock back a few cold ones.
OG
You know you can get all the fights on youtube. Saves ya 40 bucks.
Thanks, that was a good choke.
I was hoping Pulver would put up a little more of a fight than he did, I really can't stand Penn, but shit he impressed me.
Penn Vs Pulver 2
http://pandachute.com/videos/ufc_bj_penn_vs_jens_pulver
Nate vs Manny TUF Finale
http://pandachute.com/videos/ufc_nat...anny_gamburyan
Randy is my hero, im so happy for him!!
Thought you guys might want to know this, Randy Couture being honored. Pretty cool! Hope everyone is doing well!
http://www.prleap.com/pr/81764/
i didn't order this one. doing the family thing but i read about it and it didn't sound to exciting. The next PPV is gonna be awsome it's stacked.
OG
I have to say the Franklin/Okami fight was very lackluster. If all the credit to both of them for getting in there but if either one goes up against Silva like that they will get demolished.
not a bad night last night. man Mcfederis destroyed that guy he was on the ground after the fight for a while.
OG
Local cage fighter in WEC showdown
http://yumasun.onset.freedom.com/sports/cage%20fight_34365___article.html/Chance%20Farrar_championsh...
I think i will pick some up today, It dropped nice.
I was thinking about this stock but never followed up. Oh well another one missed!
In the IBOX LOL
Man I never heard of sspe,nice run going on.They do the art of war,Cant believe i missed that one!
sounds like my stock picks. rofl.
3 for 9 on my picks that sucked
Thanks, I guess its time for a new champ,I think we havent seen the last of the ICEMAN.
Not sure if you seen it but I posted it in the IBOX.
Wow,First round knockout,im kinda glad i missed it!
LMAO!!!!!!That fight was INSANE! I never seen a guy put that many HARD punches together.
I never thought Chuck would go down that quick. I mean that was a nice punch but i question Chuck's chin now. Props to Ramapage and Porps to Chuck for holding the belt for so long. I think Hendo might be in deep chit, I know he beat WANDY but he is a very small LHW. GONNA BE GOOD THOUGH!!!!!
I didn't think it would end in the first holy crap Jackson V.s Henderson that's gonna be huge.
OG
Hey OG, how about those crazy uppercuts on Jardine i think his feet left the canvas.
OG
Chance Farrar a guy that I went to High School with will be fighting for the WEC Light Weight Title against Urijah Faber. It will be broadcasted live on the VS channel!
If it goes past the 2nd Rd which I think it will because Rampage has one of the best chins in the business. Plus he is just a very bad match up for Chuck. Rampage loves to make a fight a fight and by that I mean he like to get in throw bombs and impose his will on his opponents. Chuck is a counter puncher that likes to pick his shots but Rampage is not going to just sit back and let Chuck counter punch all day. Going to be a great fight but I just don't see Chuck being able to put together the punches it's going to take to get Rampage out of there.
Rampage TKO 3rd Rd
DAMN OG!!!! I wanted to put up my picks but HELL might as well copy and paste.
Jackson TKO 3rd Rd
Parysian Sub 2nd Rd
Salavery Dec
Jardine TKO 1st RD
Leben KO 1st Rd
Irvin DEC
Salmon TKO 2nd Rd
Thomas DEC
Marerro DEC
GREAT PICKS!!!!
SEABEE!!!!!!HAVE A JAGER BOMB FOR ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My picks
Jackson
Parysian
Salavery
Jardine
Leben
Irvin
Salmon
Thomas
Marerro
Will Chuck win??? SEEBEE your so lucky to get to be at the show! will you get us some more picts?
An Upsetting Trend?
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May 8, 2007
by Jake Rossen (jrossen@sherdog.com)
Eulogies were written for Buster Douglas before he ever stepped off the plane in Tokyo in 1990. A mid-card athlete with several KO losses on his record against mediocre competition, his résumé didn't seem to hint he could be a threat to America's bogeyman, the in-prime and seemingly indefatigable Mike Tyson.
Ten rounds later, a concussed Tyson was scrambling for his mouthpiece and getting consoled by an uncomfortably emotional referee, who seemed to be hugging the dazed ex-champ more to alleviate his own shock than Tyson's.
As a 42-1 betting prospect, Douglas was likely the most successful underdog in the history of the combat sports, an industry that is far less hospitable to underachievers than other pro outlets.
No one seemed to bat an eye when the raggy Chicago Bulls swept the defending champs Miami Heat in a recent NBA playoff series; the Yankees can fall victim to Major League Baseball's worst team multiple times in a season.
But in fighting -- where "styles make fights" and weaknesses can be easily exploited both on paper and in the ring -- odds-on losers aren't expected to bankrupt the sportsbooks. Yet the early part of 2007 has already played host to a series of shockers: rookie Sokoudjou's KO's over Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (Pictures) and Ricardo Arona (Pictures); Randy Couture (Pictures) defying Physiology 101 against Tim Sylvia (Pictures); Matt Serra (Pictures)'s shocking victory over Georges St. Pierre (Pictures); Gabriel Gonzaga (Pictures) force-feeding Mirko Cro Cop his foot.
In the latter two examples, the underdogs actually beat their opponents at their own game, with Gonzaga going so far as to ace Cro Cop with his own trademark high kick.
It's a bizarre trend, one that has fans fretting that tenured attractions are blowing big box office returns by getting steamrolled against less charismatic, less established athletes.
Serra, for example, has usurped a pre-digested attraction between GSP and Matt Hughes (Pictures); the UFC felt compelled to start a fresh narrative on the sixth season of The Ultimate Fighter, with the two Matts sparring verbally as head coaches.
In an ever-evolving sport, the catalyst for the recent shockers isn't that difficult to figure out: the grapplers that were forced to adapt to the sprawl ‘n brawl tactic of established strikers are now credible stand-up artists in their own right. Serra has been training with kickboxer Ray Longo for nearly a decade now. A perceived "grappler," he held his own against B.J. Penn (Pictures), nearly KO'd the durable Karo Parisyan (Pictures), and -- for his big finale -- felled GSP on the feet.
Serra, like Gonzaga and other crossbred athletes, cannot be considered single-discipline martial artists who "dabble" in other styles in order to provide a proper defense. They're part of a morphing contingent that are true mixed martial artists, at a disadvantage nowhere in the ring.
Striking, like grappling, is an art that takes years to develop and become proficient in. Because Serra and others were introduced as grapplers, that stigma remains; fans tend to neglect the fact that as their careers advance, so do their other abilities.
Is it good for the bottom line? Historians often point to the "indestructible" veneer of top-ranked athletes as a way for fans to experience catharsis -- the sense that, so long as Fedor Emelianenko (Pictures) remains unbeaten, all is well with the world. Your job may suck, your wife may be a nag, but Saturday's pay-per-view should see Chuck Liddell (Pictures) score another knockout.
It's comfort food for the sport's soul.
With so many ways to lose, MMA seems a poor choice to hang such expectations on. If you're good -- really good -- you can probably go a couple years without a loss. If you're riding a 25-0 streak, you're either made of adamantium or padding your record with fights in Iowa county fairs.
Even undisputed champ Emelianenko isn't exempt from reality. The heavyweight contingent is notoriously diluted, and the Russian doesn't help matters any when some of his sporadic performances come against such marshmallow opposition as Zulu, Jr. and a far-outsized Matt Lindland (Pictures).
Emelianenko's number will be up eventually. Even so, Buster Douglas is likely to remain the gold standard of the sports upset, especially when compared to the relative infancy of the free-fight industry.
Because grapplers are still typed as one-dimensional, and strikers doubly so, perceived "upsets" are likely to continue all year long, though whether or not they ever actually held the same dubious chances as Douglas are a matter of opinion.
Which means that even if bodogFIGHT enlists Danny Bonaduce as Fedor's next opponent, you shouldn't divert any mortgage payments.
For comments, email jrossen@sherdog.com
I did notice that Seabee! I was just watching him last week on the IFL thinking to my self this guy is good! What a shame.
Didn't know if you guys had seen this, very sad!
*IFL fighter Jeremy Williams passed away yesterday at the age of 27 from a self inflicted gun shot. Williams was a member of Marco Ruas’ Condors team and was 2-0 in IFL action. Williams is survived by his wife and daughter, and our prayers are with his family during this time.
Thanks that was one hell of a kick OUCH
It pains me to post this but if you have not seen Gonzaga's KO of Mirko here it is:
http://www.vidivodo.com/video.php?myvideo_id=41312
Two old Chuck Liddell fights..HE ACTUALLY DOES A REAR NEAKED CHOKE!!Although it looked horrible it was cool to see him sub someone.
On the ground he's Horrible!!!!He was getting tossed around like a sack of potatoes. I would love to see him work on his sprawl or spend ALL his time working on his ground game. His Mui Tai is sick but I think he needs to be a little faster to the punch. Maybe he's just timid with knowing people are looking for the shoot.
This was the first time i saw Chiek Kongo fight man that guy is huge nad throws bombs. If he can work on his ground game and take down defense that guy is gonna destroy people.
i was immpressed with his standup but not his ground game.
OG
Freaking tell me about it!!Cried all night long! MMA is turning into a crapshoot. The level all these guys are at anything can happen.
Damn, I'm still in shock over that brutaql head kick, Cro-cop just made the highlight reel. who would have ever thought that was the outcome.
his foot looked nasty.
OG
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