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[Aurman]

Originally Posted by Alan Kellerman

Ultimate Fighter Nations.Canada vs Australia. episode 5
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AK, thanks for these. I wasn't really going to tune in but brother Pad got me interested, so, I decided to check out one or two of them. Honestly I wasn't going to keep watching but something caught my eye...Kahily! Not ashamed to admit I paid much more attention to the series after that sighting

So far, I'm really impressed with Kajan and Chad Leprise. I like how Leprise was reading that passage from psalms about destroying ones enemy, and then they cut to the fight...gave it a bit of biblical epicness.

Good stuff. Thanks again.

[Aurman]

Originally Posted by Dr. Blowjob

Great Performance from Machida. Imo Weidman's biggest challenge if he can get past Vitor.

Yessir. Probably the most underrated fighter in the game today. He was a problem at 205, the first to take a round off of Jon Jones, you know, before Jones went in with "The Mauler" and got, well...mauled.
Now at 185 Machida is a problem for anyone in the division. Excellent footwork, accuracy, power, speed...man it is just beautiful to watch him work, and to do it for 5 whole rounds, against a fellow technical savage like Mousassi? Wow...just wow. War Machida baby. Whoever's got the belt, watch out!

[Aurman]

Originally Posted by Pad

Yep. Good result for Machida - but honestly I find him very frustrating to watch.

They didn't show the prelims here, but I found the main card a bit uninspiring all around - despite the fact that it had more than its fair share of grappling and jiu jitsu which is what I like most in MMA.

I enjoyed the Souza/Carmont fight the best. Maybe a bit too much on the ground, but Carmont did an outstanding job defending those rear naked choke attempts. Souza is definetely one to keep an eye on in the future.

I was also intrigued to see GSP as cornerman for Carmont. It would seem to indicate he is still very much in the fight game. Can't help wondering if and when we might see him back fighting.

You've gotta be able to appreciate the intricacies of what Machida does, sort of like having to understand, at least in part, jiu-jitsu/wrestling to fully appreciate the ground battles. He's so good at timing his opponents, even excellent strikers like Mousassi, at frustrating them, getting them to make mistakes, then blitzing them with strikes and vanishing from range in the blink of an eye, it's just...it's wonderful. And the sweeps!! Dont forget the sweeps!!!

I didn't get to see any prelims either, I enjoyed the main though. I like Oliviera but I was really impressed with Andy Ogle. Tough kid with some insane grappling defense and offense.

Musoke is tough, good stand up and how insane is it that he, a purple belt, outgrappled a world champion black belt...!!!!!

Eric Silva...Jesus Christ, that kid looked amazing. They were saying his focus for this camp was what made the difference. If that's what he's been missing and he can maintain it, lookout welterweights.

Jacare!! Good stuff. I came to dislike Carmont after his last outing, dry-humping his way to victory against Costas Phillipou. He showed more promise this time around, turning it on in the second but still not able to do much against Souza. According to what GSP is reported to have said, Carmont suffers from the same kind of mental block that has haunted Uriah Hall, not believing in himself enough and not letting himself go in the octagon. He's got something, I think, guess we'll see if he manages to find it. Jacare is a beast though, he looked strong throughout but I would've liked to see him add more ground strikes to help set up his submissions. Now there's talk of him and Machida meeting up...wow

The Dragon. 'nuff said

[Aurman]

Originally Posted by Pad

UFC 170 Predictions

Alexis Davis v Jessica Eye. I've seen both women fight - but not enough to make an intelligent guess. But based on their stats posted at UFC I'm going for Alexis Davis - probably by submission.

Davis is a beast and has been steadily improving. Eye has excellent stand up, not sure about her ground game which could be a big problem against Davis. Davis is also extremely durable as far as striking battles, her scrap with Sara Kauffman...slug-fest plain and simple. Davis is big strong, good striking, powerful leg kicks and excellent jiu-jitsu.

Originally Posted by Pad

Rory McDonald v Demian Maia. I don't think McDonald has been living up to his reputation in his recent fights. I'm going with Maia on this one - winning by submission.

I always felt he was overrated. He is strong though, very much so but I think Maia's grappling can take it and his stand up is looking better every time.

Originally Posted by Pad

Daniel Cormier v Patrick Cumins. Cormier by KO or TKO.

I was really looking forward to DC vs Evans, now this is pretty much DC going to destroy some no name. Although I have been burned in my predictions by UFC debutnates...I just don't see it happening for Cummins.

Originally Posted by Pad

Ronda Rousey v Sara McCann. No doubt in my mind here (or probably anyone elses for that matter). Rousey by armbar.

.....Ahh, The Queen. Bow down bitches!!! I have a feeling we're going to see some of those body shots Ronda's been working on, maybe a K.O./T.K.O., although, Sarah is dangerous so maybe the strikes will set up the submission...either way, Ronda, all day.

All in all, I'm with you man. I'll also add that I'm looking forward to the Stephen "Wonderboy" Thompson bout, he's the other super-kicker I was talking about after the Cruickshank scrap. Also Mike Pyle is back so can't wait for that one. He was on a roll, I think 3 K.O.'s in a row before getting K.O.'ed by Matt Brown, so it'll be good to see him perform, see how he comes back from that. Not familiar enough with the rest of the fighters but, looks to be exciting enough with just the aforementioned scraps, for me at least.

[Aurman]

Originally Posted by Pad

Hadn't heard about that - can you enlighten me?

Just been watching the following vid of Ronda Rousey training for UFC 170. Have a look if you wan't to see some exquisite throws.

UFC Champ Ronda Rousey Works Out 12 Days Before Fighting McMann at UFC 170 - YouTube

Ahhhhhhhh, thank you sir, thank you. Beautiful throws man, she's a beast.

[Aurman]

Originally Posted by Alan Kellerman

I'll check the video out after Monday night Raw.

Patrick Cummins came out and said he made Daniel Cormier cry in practice 10 years ago. It makes sense since he is trying to get his name out there, but I think it is a dirty move.

Agreed.

[Pad]

Originally Posted by Aurman

No Gorilla love? Watson is a bit of a character but I saw from him something I love to see, improvement(s). His kickboxing/Muay Thai looked better than I've ever seen and he certainly deserved the nod. Unfortunately, this wasn't the last time on this card that such a disgrace would occur.

Hehe!!! Gorilla Love - I like that.

I agree - despite my lack of Gorilla love - Watson looked better than I'd seen him in any of his previous fights.

Originally Posted by Aurman

You've gotta be able to appreciate the intricacies of what Machida does, sort of like having to understand, at least in part, jiu-jitsu/wrestling to fully appreciate the ground battles. He's so good at timing his opponents, even excellent strikers like Mousassi, at frustrating them, getting them to make mistakes, then blitzing them with strikes and vanishing from range in the blink of an eye, it's just...it's wonderful. And the sweeps!! Dont forget the sweeps!!!

Yep, you're right about that - I probably don't appreciate what he's doing. But it's like that with any sport. For instance I'm a huge fan of Cricket. I'll happily sit down and watch a 5 day test match with relish, because I've played the game and understand the intricasies and subtlties of what is going on. For most people however even a hour of Cricket would be like an eternity in hell.

I also remember when I saw Royce Gracie win UFC 1. I thought "WTF!!! what kind of boring shit is this???" because at the time I knew nothing about BJJ. You live and you learn.

Machida is a top dog - you can't argue with results but he still leaves me feeling cold.

Originally Posted by Aurman

I didn't get to see any prelims either, I enjoyed the main though. I like Oliviera but I was really impressed with Andy Ogle. Tough kid with some insane grappling defense and offense.

Musoke is tough, good stand up and how insane is it that he, a purple belt, outgrappled a world champion black belt...!!!!!

Eric Silva...Jesus Christ, that kid looked amazing. They were saying his focus for this camp was what made the difference. If that's what he's been missing and he can maintain it, lookout welterweights.

Jacare!! Good stuff. I came to dislike Carmont after his last outing, dry-humping his way to victory against Costas Phillipou. He showed more promise this time around, turning it on in the second but still not able to do much against Souza. According to what GSP is reported to have said, Carmont suffers from the same kind of mental block that has haunted Uriah Hall, not believing in himself enough and not letting himself go in the octagon. He's got something, I think, guess we'll see if he manages to find it. Jacare is a beast though, he looked strong throughout but I would've liked to see him add more ground strikes to help set up his submissions. Now there's talk of him and Machida meeting up...wow

LOL!!! Having read your comments I've just realised the fight night was a lot better than I realised. I was recovering from a bad cold - so perhaps that had something to do with my less than enthusiastic response.

The Ogle fight came back to me in a lot of detail - it was actually a really good fight and I liked Ogle a lot. I'll look forward to seeing him fight again.

Fair comment too on Musoke, Silva etc. etc.

[Aurman]

Originally Posted by Pad

Yep, you're right about that - I probably don't appreciate what he's doing. But it's like that with any sport. For instance I'm a huge fan of Cricket. I'll happily sit down and watch a 5 day test match with relish, because I've played the game and understand the intricasies and subtlties of what is going on. For most people however even a hour of Cricket would be like an eternity in hell.

I also remember when I saw Royce Gracie win UFC 1. I thought "WTF!!! what kind of boring shit is this???" because at the time I knew nothing about BJJ. You live and you learn.

Machida is a top dog - you can't argue with results but he still leaves me feeling cold.

I had very little understanding of ground fighting when I first started watching MMA. Ground 'n pound was obvious but jockeying for position and what being in a particular position meant for each fighter, all of that was lost on me. As I continued watching I started picking up little things here and there, alot of it due to Joe Rogan's commentary, him being a jiu-jitsu guy and all. Eventually, that and the Gracie Breakdowns just opened my eyes, it was like I had discovered entirely new dimensions in every fight I watched.

Machida's style is much the same way, once you begin to understand what it is he's doing and what it takes to make that happen, then you appreciate just how good the guy really is, his fight's go from seeming lackluster to f**k'n amazing

One to watch for excellent footwork/striking on this next card is Jessica Eye, she moves in, hits and is out of the way before her opponent can touch her.

Sara Kaufmann is extremely underrated in this, mostly considered just a power striker. The thing with Kaufmann is she actually likes to get hit, she likes to scrap, she wants to bleed and bang and just get into an all out brawl. This makes it seem as if she has no footwork/defense but once she decides it's time to finish, a strange thing starts happening, her opponent starts to miss, alot, and Sara starts to land, alot. She's so good at it that you don't really notice it in her movements, just in her output and her opponents steadily bruised/bloodied face.

Demetrious Johnson is another one, although, many seem to chalk it up to "those guys all move so fast 'cause their little". Nope. He's a precision striker that makes guys miss before and after he hits them.

There are more, Conner McGregor, Jessica Rackozy from TUF 18, Joanne Calderwood, who we'll see debut in TUF 20 with the other ladies of the new division, probably others but those are the ones that come to mind right now.
All of them are quite masterful. They control distance, time their opponent, evade a strike, then move in with lightning counters or, as is the case with Machida, strike in the moments right before their opponent throws whatever strike they were setting up.

Just as an example, look at that headkick he landed on Mousassi. You can see it on the slo-mo replay, he fakes low then kicks high. Tj Dillashaw did this maybe 3 of his fights ago. The difference is you could see Dillashaw move low, his whole body, then he throws the kick high. I mean it worked, I think he knocked the guy out. Compare though, to Machida. All he did was glance, he glanced low as if to kick there and then launched it into Mousassi's head. His fluidity with that whole maneuver, his understanding of Mousassi's skill level, that Mousassi would read that slight glance, the slight twitch, as a low kick attempt, thus creating the opening for the high kick...man.

I guess we can both agree that some measure of understanding is a major factor to enjoyment. Although, there is the "new" factor to consider as well. I could probably enjoy an hour or so of cricket, just because I've never seen it before and would be interested to see what it's all about. Baseball, basketball, american football...f*ck that. I know just enough about all of them to know I don't like them

Originally Posted by Pad

LOL!!! Having read your comments I've just realised the fight night was a lot better than I realised. I was recovering from a bad cold - so perhaps that had something to do with my less than enthusiastic response.

The Ogle fight came back to me in a lot of detail - it was actually a really good fight and I liked Ogle a lot. I'll look forward to seeing him fight again.

Fair comment too on Musoke, Silva etc. etc.

Yeah, these were some good scraps, no highlight reel moments, just an all around good night of fights.

Ultimate Fighter Nations. Canada vs Australia episode 6

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some thoughts from ufc170

I'm not sure if I've watched Stephen Thompson before last night. Is that a legit kickboxing record, or a WWE style kickboxing record? I heard Joe Rogan saying how other guys have said he is the best striker they have ever seen. I don't know about that, but I thought he was very good. I like his moves.

I couldn't complain about the stoppage in the Ronda Rousey vs Sara McMann fight. I'm hearing even if McMann was upset with the decision she really couldn't say it because you're future might be here with UFC, or it might not. haha. Liver shot and everything. I've never been hit in the liver myself, but it is something you always hear about. Not like Ronda wouldn't have finished her off seconds later anyway. Who next for Ronda? That girl from the first first trying to state her case, even though she was lucky enough in her fight. Rousey would kill her. Yes literally

Cormier took Cummins to school. I liked that.