*** Official MMA Thread II ***

Discussion in 'The Mainboard' started by Krieger, Apr 24, 2016.

  1. Lando Donovan

    Lando Donovan Well-Known Member

    I think tomorrow's card is sneaky good, especially with Spann/Krylov being added. Working on my picks now, if anybody cares I'll post them sometime tomorrow.
     
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  2. NP13

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    There's a Bellator tonight
     
  3. Jake Scott

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  4. ohhaithur

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  5. Roy

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    Was that a ligament popping in his knee? Ugh
     
  6. ohhaithur

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    believe so
     
  7. Gaknight

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    How long does Usman have left in Bellator and does he walk into a UFC title fight when he switches?
     
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  8. SuperCam

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    nah
     
  9. Lando Donovan

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    Quick thoughts:

    Dvalishvili by sub. I think he takes Yan down over and over and breaks him.
    Romanov ITD. Same thought process. Lots of takedowns.
    Spann by KO
    Petrino ITD
    Williams ITD
    Grant (probably by decision)
    Dumas ITD
    Bautista in R1
    Gravely (with lots of takedowns)
    Nam in an upset (not betting on this)
    Harris ITD

    I think this card is set up for fireworks. Lots of finishes. 3 PM start!
     
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  10. Butthead

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    yan is on a fight night? lol tough break
     
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  11. SuperCam

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    He’s really fortunate Merab turned down a title fight. He could find himself right back in the mix, if he can pull off a win
     
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    Night night
     
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  13. SuperCam

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    That was slick
     
  14. Illinihockey

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    I know it’s on espn+ but does anyone have a site streaming it
     
  15. Lando Donovan

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    Top 3 fights would be great on any main card PPV.
     
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    Some dog shit low level bouts on this card though…

    the best is yet to come.
     
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  17. zachary

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    bullshit decision
     
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  18. Clown

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    Wow thought that went to Nurmagomedov
     
  19. southlick

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  20. Illinihockey

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    Spann is a moron. He finally escapes and just dives into a triangle
     
  21. Lando Donovan

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    Had me cussing in front of my kid.
     
  22. Illinihockey

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    How many times they going to let guys grab the cage tonight?
     
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  23. Illinihockey

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    Romanov forgot to train
     
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  24. O-face

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    That Tybura fight must have really effed with Romanov. He didn’t look like the same fighter at all. I was high on him.
     
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  25. dblplay1212

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    Pretty incredible takedown defense until he went for his own takedown.
     
  26. dblplay1212

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    Dva has gone from +205 prefight to -480 now.
     
  27. Illinihockey

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    Dvalishvili is a fucking cyborg
     
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  28. Jake Scott

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    Make him fight Aljo
     
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  29. dblplay1212

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    Yan needs a KO.
     
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  30. dblplay1212

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    He has 30 stuffs and he's getting his ass kicked. :laugh:
     
  31. Illinihockey

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    That eye is getting really close to totally shutting
     
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  32. Jake Scott

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  33. SuperCam

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    Holy shit, that sucks if Chito beats Cory and has to fight Merab. What a gauntlet
     
  34. Illinihockey

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    Yan has huge balls to keep fighting these takedowns and keep getting back up
     
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  35. dblplay1212

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    Only turned it on for the last fight so not sure how the rest did but thanks for the last fight. He didn't get the sub but you nailed how it'd go.

    Screenshot_20230311_203648_Chrome.jpg
     
  36. Illinihockey

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    What an amazing performance, someone drug test that man
     
  37. southlick

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    That was a thorough ass kicking.
     
  38. dblplay1212

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    38 takedown defended and got his ass kicked.
     
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  39. O-face

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    Aljo didn’t do that to Yan. I think Merab is the class of the division.
     
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  40. Lando Donovan

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    I think Romanov is depressed and Spann has room temp IQ. Those two fucked me from a huge night.
     
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  41. COVIDiskilingme79

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    Merab found a cheat code in MMA scoring. The way it is now, takedown scoring can only be offensive. Takedown defense doesn't score any points. So there's no risk to shooting 49 shots and only getting 11.
     
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  42. O-face

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    11 takedowns is kinda nuts anyway, but I would argue all of those unsuccessful takedown attempts would factor into aggressiveness and octagon control. Merab controlled that entire fight.
     
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  43. COVIDiskilingme79

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    Sure. But his opponent stopped 38 takedowns. There's no points for that.

    This isn't the fight to use as the golden example for my argument but he 100% found a cheat code in MMA scoring. If you have insane cardio, just shoot nonstop the entire fight. There's literally no downside.
     
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  44. Clown

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    That's literally how Colby Covington has been fighting, throw volume strikes without much KO power and swarm your opponent with wrestling when they try to strike back
     
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  45. COVIDiskilingme79

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    I'd say, off the top of my head, Colby's takedown rate and ground control is higher though.
     
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  46. Illinihockey

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    normally I’d agree but Yan’s eye was closed and he had to fight southpaw after the 2nd the round. That wasn’t a grapplefest it was an ass whooping
     
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  47. snowfx2

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    I have no idea what to pick this Saturday.

    Usman was clearly a level above Edwards through 24 minutes, but getting KO’d like that changes most fighters forever.
     
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  48. —

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    Most fighters would need oxygen if they attempted half that many takedowns at the pace of the fight last night.
     
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  49. —

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    Was super high on him. He was on the verge of elite. He didn’t prepare to fight a bigger veteran at altitude and paid for it late in the fight.

    so his response was to add 30 pounds of flab and basically conceding the fight if his first takedown attempt didn’t land
     
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