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Post by James Hetfield on Jun 29, 2011 18:58:08 GMT -5
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Post by Mr. Old School™ on Jul 1, 2011 9:28:15 GMT -5
Man, this is a great looking card. The fight I'm looking forward to most is the Wanderlei/Leben fight. I think that will be a stand-up war and one of 'em is goin' to sleep. I like both fighters but we've seen Wanderlei get dropped in the past and I'd hate to say it, but I've got a feeling that's exactly what will happen this time.
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Post by Kliquid on Jul 1, 2011 12:48:57 GMT -5
Man, this is a great looking card. The fight I'm looking forward to most is the Wanderlei/Leben fight. I think that will be a stand-up war and one of 'em is goin' to sleep. I like both fighters but we've seen Wanderlei get dropped in the past and I'd hate to say it, but I've got a feeling that's exactly what will happen this time. Wanderlei by murder. |
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Post by hammer on Jul 1, 2011 13:23:38 GMT -5
one can only hope.
cruz by decision, wandy by murder [kotn], bader by decision, condit by ko, siver by decision [motn], guillard by ko, soto by sub [sotn], bowles by decision, bad brad by ko, njokuani by decision... not real familiar with hougland or walker
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Post by Deleted on Jul 1, 2011 15:19:22 GMT -5
I'm not sure on Sots by Sub. Same with Maia guys know how lethal these guys are but seem to train just to defend their sub attacks.
I'll still bet on SOTN and Sots by Sub but it's through blind loyalty at this stage.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 2, 2011 8:39:23 GMT -5
The fight i'm looking forward to the most is Condit vs Kim. Condit is my favorite fighter, and I'm looking forward to seeing him get a win tonight.
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Post by James Hetfield on Jul 2, 2011 11:23:20 GMT -5
I think I made up my mind as far as predictions go...
UFC 132 ''CRUZ VS. FABER 2'', 7/2/2011 (PPV/Spike TV/Facebook.com Stream/Rogers Sportsnet/ESPN-UK)
MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas NV
1. Bantamweight bout: Jeff Hougland vs. Donny Walker
2. Lightweight bout: Andre Winner vs. Anthony Njokuani
3. Middleweight bout: Brad Tavares vs. Aaron Simpson
4. Bantamweight bout: Brian Bowles vs. Takeya Mizugaki
5. Lightweight bout: George Sotiropoulos vs. Rafael dos Anjos
6. Lightweight bout: Melvin Guillard vs. Shane Roller
7. Lightweight bout: Dennis Siver vs. Matt Wiman
8. Welterweight bout: Carlos Condit vs. Dong Hyun Kim
9. Light Heavyweight bout: Tito Ortiz vs. Ryan Bader
10. Middleweight bout: Wanderlei Silva vs. Chris Leben
11. Bantamweight Championship: Dominick Cruz (c) vs. Urijah Faber
I'm pretty torn on Condit vs. Kim. I fear that Kim will overwhelm Condit with his grappling, but I also think Condit will be ready for that and he'll be active trying to get up or get a submission.
Believe it or not, I actually think Tito has a chance in this fight. Bader has always had questionable cardio, and Tito has mostly been known for having pretty good cardio himself, but I don't think I see that happening. I hope for Tito's sake, he'll pull off something to win. I know he means well, but I think the sport has passed him by.
Silva vs. Leben will be great. I don't exactly expect either guy to be backing up a lot. Both guys will come forward and come swinging. I think Wanderlei gets unfair criticism about having a bad chin. His latest KO losses have come from guys with super power in their hands (Henderson and Rampage) and I also thought he looked great against Franklin (I even believe he won that fight, but that fight is long gone now) and Bisping as well. Since he has gone back to his old Chute Boxe trainer, I think he'll look better than ever. All in all, I think this will be an awesome fight.
The bantamweight division is in pretty odd times right now. Just look at top contender Bowles vs. Mizugaki being on the prelim portion of the event. Seems as though UFC isn't putting TOO MUCH emphasis on the division itself, so I think both Cruz and Faber have a great amount of pressure on them to put on an exciting fight, and I think it may actually deliver. Cruz has evolved a lot in his striking, but I'm still not all too impressed by his over-use of foot movement and weird back-and-fourth swaying. I think Faber will have some trouble in the beginning, but he will take it down to the ground in round 2 and look to finish Cruz there. Not sure how Cruz will react off his back, but I think we're going to see some of it tonight. I expect this fight to PROBABLY go into round 3, but I can also see it going to a decision. Time will tell.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 2, 2011 18:32:40 GMT -5
I love Faber but i got Cruz here. I even tipped Faber on my show earlier in the week but i don't know what's happened me since.
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Post by PdW2kX on Jul 2, 2011 19:09:04 GMT -5
Now THAT was a  ing knockout. Also, Facebook prelims were pretty fun. |
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Post by Mr. Orange on Jul 2, 2011 19:10:21 GMT -5
Wow! Great fast KO there. G-Sot fell from grace so to speak. He was being set up for a title shot not too long ago. And Dos Anjos landed a shot AFTER the ref pulled him off. Uncalled for in my opinion. Surprised it wasn't brought up.
And that logo on the mat and the doors... that is very green..... very bright green.
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Post by hammer on Jul 2, 2011 19:11:47 GMT -5
that was a great knockout... that extra punch while the ref was hanging off of him, was outright unnecessary, and fully premeditated.
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Post by hammer on Jul 2, 2011 19:12:53 GMT -5
Wow! Great fast KO there. G-Sot fell from grace so to speak. He was being set up for a title shot not too long ago. And Dos Anjos landed a shot AFTER the ref pulled him off. Uncalled for in my opinion. Surprised it wasn't brought up. And that logo on the mat and the doors... that is very green..... very bright green. well said, very uncalled for. soto really fell down in ranks after this fight... but he didnt need to be pummeled while the ref was hanging around dos anjos' neck |
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Post by Mr. Old School™ on Jul 2, 2011 19:13:22 GMT -5
Damn, that was a quick one too. Man, Sotiropoulos is going down in the rankings quick and that really sucks. I really like him as a fighter and to see him get dropped that quick, just really sucks. Hey, those things happen and that's how fast a fight can end. One punch. Wow...
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Post by hammer on Jul 2, 2011 19:34:56 GMT -5
if guillard wins this fight by explosiveness... gotta step up to a #1 contender fight, correct?
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Post by PdW2kX on Jul 2, 2011 19:43:01 GMT -5
Wow, Guillard has looked ING BEASTLY lately. Amazing performance. |
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Post by hammer on Jul 2, 2011 19:43:05 GMT -5
mel guillard... #1 contender fight up next.
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Post by hammer on Jul 2, 2011 19:47:12 GMT -5
guillard vs pettis... or guillard vs loser of edgar/maynard...
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Post by PdW2kX on Jul 2, 2011 20:21:58 GMT -5
I just shouted "YEAH" like five straight times. I'm so ing happy that Kim got KTFO'd. |
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Post by hammer on Jul 2, 2011 20:24:53 GMT -5
so siver/wiman got severely promoted, eh? tito and bader up next
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Post by hammer on Jul 2, 2011 20:34:23 GMT -5
TITO DIGGIN A GRAVE !
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