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KeanuReaver United States. Oct 22 2007 20:24. Posts 2022

Decided to report on the fights I saw as well as my picks.

Alan Belcher vs Kalib Starnes: Belcher came out looking really good, connecting with a whole lot of strikes (one that opened up an axe wound on kalib's head) and controlling the clinch. Kalib looked like he was starting to make a comeback with some aggressive boxing but the gash on his head was too big and the blood was pooling in his eyes so the ref stopped it in the second round. My pick: belcher by 2nd round KO/TKO.

Stephan Bonnar vs Eric Schafer: Considering both were supposed to be 205ers, Bonnar looked enormous compared to Schafer. It showed in the fight too, Bonnar controlled the action and outmuscled Schafer any time he tried to take it to the ground. Schafer did manage to take Bonnars back in the first round but bonnar kept his cool and defended well before rolling into Schafers guard. Schafer pulled guard in the second round and Bonnar responded by raining down a whole lot of gnp that eventually led to the stoppage. Sherdog article writers once again prove their idiocy by stating pulling guard is the grappling equivalent of taking your ugly sister to the prom. My pick: Bonnar by 1st round sub.

Alvin Robinson vs Jorge Gurgel: Jorge looked good...in the first round. He controlled the ground action and showed some very good control and passing, but he never did anything with it. 2nd and 3rd round were all Kid Robinson with some vicious gnp, Robinson would take a UD. Gurgel needs to stick with teaching, he just isn't a fighter. My pick: Gurgel by 1st round sub, wups.

Brandon Vera vs Tim Sylvia: I hate sylvia, that's all. I just hate him. I hate how he talks, I hate how he fights, I hate the lame shit he does before and after a fight. But he fought a smart fight here. For some reason Vera felt he should clinch up with a man 5 inches taller and 40 pounds heavier than him. It didn't work out, and somewhere along the way he broke his hand. He managed a nice little flurry of kicks at the end of round two but nothing outside of that. Tim Sylvia wins a painfully boring UD. My pick: Tim Sylvia by UD.

Rich Franklin vs Anderson Silva: At the end of the first round I went to my brother and said Silva scares the shit out of me. His striking is so much better than the 2nd best striker at UFC's 185 that it's not even fair to compare. Rich had a couple strikes land but Silva dominated the clinch as expected and landed at will with his quick stiff punches. He even added in the Rashad Dance in the middle of the fight. He would end up picking up the win after the 2nd time he knocked Rich down in the second round, the first time Rich was saved by the 1st round bell. My pick: Anderson Silva by 2nd round KO/TKO

Demian Maia vs Ryan Jensen: I'm happy I got to see my homer pick, and the fight went down about how I thought it would. Jensen isn't a slouch on the ground, but Maia is a pan am's champ, mundial champ, and adcc champ...there's just no chance here. Maia took Jensen down, passed at will, and when Jensen tried to stand up Maia took the opportunity to take Jensens back. A minute later, after Jensen tried desperately to defend the choke, Maia got the sub by RNC. My pick: Maia by 1st round sub.

All in all, I thought the event was great. It didn't have as many big names as the previous UFC but it did have some very good fights. Belcher looked athletic and strong. Bonnar is huge and well rounded, his size alone will cause problems for 205ers. Robinson has a very good all around ground game, he's a little weak off of his back but his top position is very strong. Sylvia continues to use his size to win him fights and his opponents continue to let him or play right into it. And of course, A. Silva is looking about as unbeatable as any fighter in the world right now. Even though he's shown he has great BJJ, it's gonna take a ground fighter to beat him. That could be Maia as while Silva's ground game is strong, Maia is one of the top 10 best grapplers in the world.

Most importantly, I dominated Fantasy mma. Ship the monies Fox Mig and Naz!

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and the endurance required for MMA, which has actions like punching and kicking bone and muscle with 1000-2500 PSI. - Taco

Fox . Oct 22 2007 20:45. Posts 3110

screw you.

naz and I were both hugging in each other with tears in our eyes after the horrific beating we took from you.

die in a fire how the hell did you pick okami by decision... do you see the future or something wtf.

KeanuReaver United States. Oct 22 2007 21:00. Posts 2022

uh that was the easiest fight ever to pick
did you pick okami by flying omoplatta or something?

and the endurance required for MMA, which has actions like punching and kicking bone and muscle with 1000-2500 PSI. - Taco

Sheitan Canada. Oct 22 2007 21:09. Posts 4217

Anderson Silva is such a monster, so talented and humble...

Odds are exactly 50%, either happens or it doesnt

Fox . Oct 23 2007 06:55. Posts 3110

On October 22 2007 20:00 KeanuReaver wrote:
uh that was the easiest fight ever to pick
did you pick okami by flying omoplatta or something?

obviously okami sub round 1 duh.

flying omoplatta or flying neck cranck.