Bob Sapp
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Post by Bob Sapp on Jan 10, 2010 18:29:09 GMT -5
Well, this event is TOMORROW night and I finally have finalized my predictions for this. Sticky this  er. 
UFC FIGHT NIGHT ''MAYNARD VS. DIAZ'', 1/11/2010 (Spike TV/ESPN-UK) Patriot Center, Fairfax VA1. Middleweight Bout: Nick Catone vs. Jesse Forbes 2. Middleweight Bout: Gerald Harris vs. John Salter3. Lightweight Bout: Kyle Bradley vs. Rafael dos Anjos4. Welterweight Bout: Mike Guymon vs. Rory MacDonald5. Lightweight Bout: Thiago Tavares vs. Nik Lentz 6. Welterweight Bout: Rick Story vs. Jesse Lennox 7. Middleweight Bout: Chris Leben vs. Jay Silva 8. Welterweight Bout: Amir Sadollah vs. Brad Blackburn 9. Middleweight Bout: Tom Lawlor vs. Aaron Simpson10. Lightweight Bout: Efrain Escudero vs. Evan Dunham 11. Lightweight Bout: Gray Maynard vs. Nate Diaz
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Post by Sandy on Jan 10, 2010 19:11:51 GMT -5
I'm going to go with Maynard, Efrain, Amir, and Jay Silva.
Maynard looked pretty good against Huerta. If he is able to get past guys like Huerta and Edgar I don't think he will have a real problem with Nate Diaz. Joe Stevenson and Guida showed how to beat Diaz. Maynard has better striking imo than Stevenson and Guida and is as good of a wrestler as them and is no doubt one of the strongest guys at 155. I f***ing hate Diaz. I don't know how it is that I really respect his brother Nick but yet I can't stand Nate...I hope he gets f***ing smashed.
Chris Leben vs. Jay Silva should seem like an easy win for Leben but he looked f***ing horrible in his last fight. If he looks ANYTHING like the Leben we saw in the last fight than I think he is going to end up losing this one. Which will suck as that will be his third straight loss and I am a huge fan of his relentless style. I hope he does get the win. I hope he proves me wrong and looks fantastic with a first round KO. But I just think the Bisping loss hurt his soul.
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Post by Bob Sapp on Jan 10, 2010 19:17:05 GMT -5
Why the hate for Nate? What has he done to you?  And, Leben said he didn't train at all for his previous fight. Hopefully this time he did. |
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Post by uvfan1 on Jan 10, 2010 19:21:57 GMT -5
1. Middleweight Bout: Nick Catone vs. Jesse Forbes
2. Middleweight Bout: Gerald Harris vs. John Salter
3. Lightweight Bout: Kyle Bradley vs. Rafael dos Anjos
4. Welterweight Bout: Mike Guymon vs. Rory MacDonald
5. Lightweight Bout: Thiago Tavares vs. Nik Lentz
6. Welterweight Bout: Rick Story vs. Jesse Lennox
7. Middleweight Bout: Chris Leben vs. Jay Silva
8. Welterweight Bout: Amir Sadollah vs. Brad Blackburn
9. Middleweight Bout: Tom Lawlor vs. Aaron Simpson
10. Lightweight Bout: Efrain Escudero vs. Evan Dunham
11. Lightweight Bout: Gray Maynard vs. Nate Diaz
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Post by Sandy on Jan 10, 2010 19:44:57 GMT -5
Why the hate for Nate? What has he done to you? And, Leben said he didn't train at all for his previous fight. Hopefully this time he did. I don't know....usually cocky,brash, arrogant fighters with massive egos are ok with me.. Frank Shamrock, Phil Baroni, Tito Ortiz, Melvin Guillard, Nick Diaz, Rashad Evans, Brock Lesnar, etc are all ok with me...but when I see Nate taunting the other fighters it gets on my nerves. Which is odd because his brother does the exact same taunts and they don't get on my nerves. Maybe because I feel Nick deserves all the respect in the world no matter how big of a dick he is during fights. Nate hasn't earned that respect yet. |
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Post by JakksFigFan on Jan 10, 2010 19:48:03 GMT -5
1. Middleweight Bout: Nick Catone vs. Jesse Forbes
2. Middleweight Bout: Gerald Harris vs. John Salter
3. Lightweight Bout: Kyle Bradley vs. Rafael dos Anjos
4. Welterweight Bout: Mike Guymon vs. Rory MacDonald
5. Lightweight Bout: Thiago Tavares vs. Nik Lentz
6. Welterweight Bout: Rick Story vs. Jesse Lennox
7. Middleweight Bout: Chris Leben vs. Jay Silva
8. Welterweight Bout: Amir Sadollah vs. Brad Blackburn
9. Middleweight Bout: Tom Lawlor vs. Aaron Simpson
10. Lightweight Bout: Efrain Escudero vs. Evan Dunham
11. Lightweight Bout: Gray Maynard vs. Nate Diaz
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Bob Sapp
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Post by Bob Sapp on Jan 10, 2010 20:18:32 GMT -5
Why the hate for Nate? What has he done to you? And, Leben said he didn't train at all for his previous fight. Hopefully this time he did. I don't know....usually cocky,brash, arrogant fighters with massive egos are ok with me.. Frank Shamrock, Phil Baroni, Tito Ortiz, Melvin Guillard, Nick Diaz, Rashad Evans, Brock Lesnar, etc are all ok with me...but when I see Nate taunting the other fighters it gets on my nerves. Which is odd because his brother does the exact same taunts and they don't get on my nerves. Maybe because I feel Nick deserves all the respect in the world no matter how big of a dick he is during fights. Nate hasn't earned that respect yet. You have a subconscious love for Nate Diaz. Admit it. |
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Post by ville on Jan 11, 2010 18:41:33 GMT -5
1. Middleweight Bout: Nick Catone vs. Jesse Forbes
2. Middleweight Bout: Gerald Harris vs. John Salter
3. Lightweight Bout: Kyle Bradley vs. Rafael dos Anjos
4. Welterweight Bout: Mike Guymon vs. Rory MacDonald
5. Lightweight Bout: Thiago Tavares vs. Nik Lentz
6. Welterweight Bout: Rick Story vs. Jesse Lennox
7. Middleweight Bout: Chris Leben vs. Jay Silva
8. Welterweight Bout: Amir Sadollah vs. Brad Blackburn
9. Middleweight Bout: Tom Lawlor vs. Aaron Simpson
10. Lightweight Bout: Efrain Escudero vs. Evan Dunham
11. Lightweight Bout: Gray Maynard vs. Nate Diaz
Can't wait!
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Post by BAD LUCK BRIAN on Jan 11, 2010 21:15:17 GMT -5
these are my picks
Welterweight Bout: Amir Sadollah vs. Brad Blackburn
Middleweight Bout: Tom Lawlor vs. Aaron Simpson
Lightweight Bout: Efrain Escudero vs. Evan Dunham
Lightweight Bout: Gray Maynard vs. Nate Diaz
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Post by BAD LUCK BRIAN on Jan 11, 2010 21:37:06 GMT -5
another good win for amir
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Post by BAD LUCK BRIAN on Jan 11, 2010 22:13:00 GMT -5
wow what a win for simpson he look done for in the first round
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Post by ville on Jan 11, 2010 22:14:56 GMT -5
YES! YES! YES! YES!
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Post by Bob Sapp on Jan 11, 2010 22:25:25 GMT -5
Decision-fest 2010.
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Post by ville on Jan 11, 2010 22:49:11 GMT -5
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Post by PrideFcF on Jan 11, 2010 23:16:50 GMT -5
The crowd completely crapped all over this main event.
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Post by Bob Sapp on Jan 11, 2010 23:19:57 GMT -5
UFC FIGHT NIGHT ''MAYNARD VS. DIAZ'', 1/11/2010 (Spike TV/ESPN-UK)
Patriot Center, Fairfax VA
1. Middleweight Bout: Nick Catone beat Jesse Forbes (R3 5:00) by Split Decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28).
2. Middleweight Bout: Gerald Harris beat John Salter (R3 3:24) by TKO.
3. Lightweight Bout: Rafael dos Anjos beat Kyle Bradley (R3 5:00) by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).
4. Welterweight Bout: Rory MacDonald beat Mike Guymon (R1 4:27) by Submission (Armbar).
5. Lightweight Bout: Nik Lentz vs. Thiago Tavares (R3 5:00) went to a Majority Draw (28-28, 28-28, 29-27).
6. Welterweight Bout: Rick Story beat Jesse Lennox (R3 5:00) by Majority Decision (30-27, 30-27, 28-28).
7. Middleweight Bout: Chris Leben beat Jay Silva (R3 5:00) by Unanimous Decison (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).
8. Welterweight Bout: Amir Sadollah beat Brad Blackburn (R3 5:00) by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).
9. Middleweight Bout: Aaron Simpson beat Tom Lawlor (R3 5:00) by Split Decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28).
10. Lightweight Bout: Evan Dunham beat Efrain Escudero (R3 1:59) by Submission (Armbar).
11. Lightweight Bout: Gray Maynard beat Nate Diaz (R3 5:00) by Split Decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27).
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uvfan1
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Post by uvfan1 on Jan 11, 2010 23:21:01 GMT -5
Glad Maynard won. I don't know what that one judge was thinking.
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Bob Sapp
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Post by Bob Sapp on Jan 11, 2010 23:23:12 GMT -5
What? The first round could have went either way, Round 2 went to Maynard and Round 3 went to Diaz.
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Post by uvfan1 on Jan 11, 2010 23:26:08 GMT -5
imo Maynard won 1 and 2. Diaz won 3.
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Post by DWright on Jan 12, 2010 1:48:41 GMT -5
I had Maynard winning round 1, Maynard winning round 2, and if he was smart, with a take down, Maynard winning round 3...but he did not. Though, I thought he basically stole round 3 by landing a shot that visibly rocked Diaz.
Nate Diaz throws the softest hands in MMA. They're basically used to ONLY score points, and he seems content with that. Granted, he doesn't have any punching power, so he has no other choice. His leg kicks are the same way. They aren't thrown to attempt to hinder ones movement, they're thrown so a judge looks at him landing a strike. This is where I feel judging needs to be improved upon. If you're throwing punches and strikes that obviously have NO effect on the other fighter, they should hold no real value on a score card. In my opinion, it'd be similar to taking someone down, getting back up, and letting your opponent right back up...or taking him down and just laying there with no real intention of trying to advance position or even inflict damage. You did nothing, you did no damage...you were basically just there to score the point.
Regardless, the card was very underwhelming for me on paper, and was basically what I expected. Nothing too exciting. WEC was 10x better last night. Escadaro had Dunham in a LOT of trouble, and didn't know what to do to finish him. He deserved to get subbed. Dunham on the other hand, showed he has a solid chin and is able to quickly recover...I just don't see him being a player at all at 155.
IF they give Maynard a shot at BJ, it'd be foolish. He got tagged quite a few times by Nate Diaz, albeit some very soft shots, and didn't want to get taken down. Now you face a guy that's light years ahead of Diaz standing, and light years ahead of Diaz on the ground. Maynard is screwed either way. I see BJ knocking him out very quickly.
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