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MMA XIV: Cheick Kongo vs. The World

adytumadytum The Inevitable RiseAnd FallRegistered User regular
edited June 2011 in Debate and/or Discourse
MMA XIV: LET'S GET IT ON

genki



Mixed Martial Arts?
klash wrote:
[It's] a bunch of shaved apes strutting around. Either they're normal people who decided they like punching people more than working at a desk, or they're dumb people that realized they can just punch people.
Or for a more accurate summary..
Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full contact combat sport that allows a wide variety of fighting techniques and skills, from a mixture of martial arts traditions and non-traditions, to be used in competitions. The rules allow the use of both striking as well as grappling techniques, both while standing and on the ground. Such competitions allow martial artists of different backgrounds to compete.
MMA has had a huge increase in popularity over the last few years partly because of the UFC and it’s reality show The Ultimate Fighter (Sometimes abbreviated TUF). However MMA does not equal UFC. While all UFC fights are MMA, not all MMA Fights are in the UFC. The UFC is the big dog, but there are other organizations out there, like Strikeforce, Bellator Fighting Championship and Dream.



Upcoming Events
  • April 09, 2011 - Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley
  • April 09, 2011 - Bellator 40
  • April 30, 2011 - UFC 129
  • May 07m, 2011 - Bellator 43
  • May 28, 2011 - UFC 130
  • June 04, 2011 - The Ultimate Fighter 13 Finale
  • June 11, 2011 - UFC 131
  • June 26, 2011 - UFC on Versus 4
  • July 02, 2011 - UFC 132


Current Champs? We got that.

UFC
  • Heavyweight: Cain Velasquez
  • Light Heavyweight: Jon Jones
  • Middleweight: Anderson Silva
  • Welterweight: Georges St. Pierre
  • Lightweight: Frankie Edgar
  • Featherweight: Jose Aldo
  • Bantamweight: Dominick Cruz

Strikeforce
  • Heavyweight: Alistair Overeem
  • Light Heavyweight: Dan Henderson
  • Middleweight: Ronaldo Souza
  • Welterweight: Nick Diaz
  • Lightweight: Gilbert Melendez


MMA FAQ cribbed from previous OPs

I just want to see like a ninja guy fight a sumo wrestler. Oh oh! How about like a Kung Fu guy take on some old dude who does Tai Chi? (Fighting Styles)
Well, this could happen, I guess, but most likely it won’t. Firstly, MMA matches are separated into weight divisions

• Flyweight: under 126 lb (57 kg)
• Bantamweight: 126 to 135 lb (57 to 61 kg)
• Featherweight: 136 to 145 lb (62 to 66 kg)
• Lightweight: 146 to 155 lb (66 to 70 kg)
• Welterweight: 156 to 170 lb (71 to 77 kg)
• Middleweight: 171 to 185 lb (78 to 84 kg)
• Light Heavyweight: 186 to 205 lb (84 to 93 kg)
• Heavyweight: 206 to 265 lb (93 to 120 kg).
• Super Heavyweight: above 265 lb (120 kg).

That’s why you can’t have Brock Lesnar (current undisputed UFC Heavyweight Champion of the world) destroy UFC welterweight (and almost universally despised asshole) Josh Koscheck. Or even have a huge sumo dude against some old Tai Chi guy.

Next, while you can fight with any style you want, there are a number of styles that have been proven over the years to work really well. Here are some examples:

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is something almost every single MMA fighter trains in to some extent (Except, perhaps, James Toney) it has been a dominate strategy ever since UFC 1 and has greatly increased in popularity as a martial art due to MMA
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (Abbreviated BJJ) is a martial art, combat sport and a self-defense system that focuses on grappling and especially ground fighting. The art was derived from the Japanese martial art of Kodokan judo in the early 20th century, which was itself developed from a number of schools (or Ryu) of Japanese jujutsu in the 19th century.
It teaches that a smaller, weaker person can successfully defend against a bigger, stronger assailant by using leverage and proper technique—most notably by applying joint-locks and chokeholds to defeat the other person. Brazilian Jiu Jitsu can be trained for sport grappling tournaments (gi and no-gi) and mixed martial arts (MMA) competition or self-defense. Sparring (commonly referred to as 'rolling') and live drilling play a major role in training, and a premium is placed on performance, especially in competition.


Muay Thai: The national sport of Thailand, Muay Thai is a very popular technique in MMA due to the fact it trains fighters to not only use their hands and feet, but also their elbows and knees which can create devastating strikes to their opponents.
Muay Thai is a hard martial art from Thailand. It is similar to other Indochinese styles of kickboxing, namely pradal serey from Cambodia, tomoi from Malaysia, lethwei from Myanmar and Muay Lao from Laos. Descended from muay boran, Muay Thai is Thailand's national sport
The word muay derives from the Sanskrit mavya and Thai comes from the word Tai. Muay Thai is referred to as the "Art of Eight Limbs" or the "Science Of Eight Limbs" because it makes use of punches, kicks, elbows and knee strikes, thus using eight "points of contact", as opposed to "two points" (fists) in Western boxing and "four points" (hands and feet) used in sport-oriented martial arts. A practitioner of Muay Thai is known as a nak muay. Western practitioners are sometimes called nak muay farang meaning foreign boxer.

Wrestling (Freestyle and Greco-Roman) is another popular discipline for Mixed Martial Artists. The ability to take your opponent to the ground and while on the ground control him is incredibly powerful. While on the ground wrestling experts will either Ground and Pound (Abbreviated GnP, which simply means hitting their opponent while they are in a dominate position on the ground) their opponents, or attempt to make their opponent submit using any number of chokes and other submissions

However in the end you can fight however you want, if you want to Crain kick your way to MMA immortality, go for it. In the end, the only thing that matters is victory.

Wait what? Brazilian Jew Whatsu? More Ties? I don’t care about your fashion statements, I just want to see some sweet moves! You know like Hurricane kicks and Spinning Piledrivers! (MMA Moves)

Well not to worry, my eager friend, there are indeed some ‘sweet moves’ to be had in the world of Mixed Martial Arts. You know cool shit like:

Superman Punches:
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A superman punch, cobra punch or diving punch is a technique used in Muay Thai, full contact karate and mixed martial arts fighting. The technique involves bringing the rear leg forward to feign a kick, then snapping the leg back while throwing a cross, resulting in greater power behind the punch

Roundhouse kicks:
Muay_Thai_High_kick.jpg
A roundhouse kick (also known as turning kick but often confused with the round kick) is a kick in which the attacker swings his leg around in a semicircular motion, striking with the front of the leg or foot.[1] This type of kick is utilized in many different martial arts and is popular in both non-contact and full-contact martial arts competitions. The kick has many variations based on stance, leg movement, striking surface, and the height of the kick.


Guillotine Chokes:
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The Guillotine choke is a chokehold in martial arts applied from in front of the opponent. The choke involves using the arms to encircle the opponent's neck in a fashion similar to a guillotine. The technique is either a type of tracheal compression restraint (wind choke) that prevents air flow to the lungs, or a blood choke depending on how it is applied. When executed from the ground, the person applying it will try to control the opponent by the hips, for instance using a closed guard. This is done to prevent the opponent from escaping the hold, and to be able to apply additional pressure by extending the hips.


Rear Naked Chokes:
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The Rear naked choke (RNC) is a chokehold in martial arts applied from an opponent's back. Depending on the context, the term may refer to one of two variations of the technique, either arm can be used to apply the choke in both cases. The term rear naked choke likely originated from the technique in Jujutsu and Judo known as the "Hadaka Jime", or "Naked Strangle." The word "naked" in this context suggests that, unlike other strangulation techniques found in Jujutsu/Judo, this hold does not require the use of a keikogi ("gi") or training uniform.
There are about a billion different ways to attack an opponent in MMA, this is just a small sampling, but not to worry. There are almost limitless ‘sweet moves’

Including this one, thanks facetious

Tiger Knee


And don't forget these (Thanks BubbaT)

Cro Cop's LHK (against the immovable object that is Mark Hunt's rock head)


Uberknee

Ryo Chonan's flying leg scissors heel hook


Toby Imada's inverted triangle choke



Randleplex


Mark Hunt's atomic butt drop
How about we just post a ton of links of incredibly awesome and sweet moves right here?


POWERBOMB!



Ok, now you’re talking my language! One of those moves had naked RIGHT IN THE TITLE. That’s awesome! These fights must be no holds barred right? You know like that awesome Hulk Hogan Movie… No Holds Barred (MMA Rules)

Ok slow down a minute, Mixed Martial Arts fights do have SOME rules to make sure this doesn’t become the Ball Punching Olympics (like it used to be back in the early days of the UFC). A Unified Set of rules has (kind of universally) been adopted.



Some organizations have different rules than others. Some you can’t use your elbows. Some you can perform a “Soccer Kick” (Kicking the head of a downed opponent) but the Unified Rules are as close as we have to the ‘rules’ of MMA.

Ok so now I know the basics I guess, you know with the Muay Jitsu and the Superman Kicks. Where can I get some additional info? (Outside Resources)


There are lots of places to get your fill on the up to the minute news and notes from the MMA world:

MMA news:
Bullshido
Sherdog
MMA Weekly
MMA Junkie
MMAPlayground
Bloody Elbow
MixedMartialArts.com
BestFightOdds

Also you can learn about odds and betting on MMA at these sites:

MMA Betting Blog Explains how odds work, gives tips on good betting sites. (Credit to Zzulu)

Fight Metric A collection of very well put-together UFC stats and fight analysis. Graphs included.

(Thanks to doug grammar for the list of sites)


Thread Rules

Fight results are not spoilered. If you don't want to know how a fight ended until you've had a chance to see it, don't read this thread. We'll refrain from spoilering in the thread title until at least the second day after the fight has occurred.

Participate! We want to hear what you have to say about MMA. We want you to take part in the Penny Arcade Fight Club. We want your fight analysis. And most importantly, we want your hilariously photoshopped pictures of MMA fighters.

Don't be a dick. This goes for everyone. This thread is for the polite discussion of MMA.

Absolutely no puns.

Thanks to everyone that's contributed to this OP: ChillyWilly, doug_grammar, MetalJared, B:L, etc.



Penny Arcade Fight Club (PAFC)

PAFC is a friendly competition we run amongst ourselves. Individuals choose who they think is going to win each fight at each event, and how each fight will end. We put our picks up against eachother to see who's better at MMA predictions. The format is a tournament bracket- specifics depend on how many people are interested in participating. Starting matchups are made based on previous rankings, and we keep track of stats.

Take a look at the PAFC Round 2 post for a rundown of how it works. Watch the second post of this thread for PAFC Round 3 updates if you're interested in taking part! It's open to everyone, and your participation is encouraged!


PAFCR Champions
  • PAFCR1: facetious
  • PAFCR2: Spectrum
  • PAFCR3: Spectrum
  • PAFCR4: Inquisitor77
Our reigning (PAFCR5) champion is Inquisitor77. Think you've got what it takes to unseat the champ?



Got it? Then let's party.
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  • adytumadytum The Inevitable Rise And FallRegistered User regular
    edited October 2011
    Penny Arcade Fight Club Round 4 (PAFCR4)
    A MayGodHaveMercy production in conjunction with Adytum Entertainment and Penny-Arcade

    Final Standings!
    Position Name
    Record Points
    01. Inquisitor77 / Comes_The_Inquisitor-- (4-0)
    02. ChillyWilly
    (6-5)
    03. Spectrum
    (12-1)
    04. doug_grammar / chokehead
    (2-6)
    05. facetious / Chagrin
    (10-4)
    06. Snarfmaster
    (6-5)
    07. moleface
    (5-6)
    08. adytum
    (7-8)
    09. Raoulduke20 / BongRipsPalin
    (6-4) (206)
    10. fmz65 / SensAZNal
    (5-4) (195)
    11. Star
    (4-5) (163)
    12. Peter Ebel / PeteRebel
    (4-4) (149)
    13. SweeneyTom
    (3-6) (122)
    14. MayGodHaveMercy / Mercy-XXVI
    (3-6) (86)
    15. Metal Jared / metaljared
    (5-5) (81)
    16. mojojoeo
    (0-2) (68)
    17. Xrdd
    (4-2)
    18. B-L / B:L
    (5-4)
    19. TehSpectre
    (5-3)
    20. A Half Eaten Oreo / half_eaten_oreo--- (10-6)

    Contenders
    01 adytum / x
    02 Metal Jared / metaljared
    03 Sweeney Tom / SweeneyTom
    04 TehSpectre / x
    05 Star / x
    06 doug_grammar / chokehead
    07 fmz65 / SensAZNal
    08 Spectrum / x
    09 mojojoeo / x
    10 Inquisitor77 / ?
    11 Xrdd / x
    12 MayGodHaveMercy / Mercy-XXVI
    13 Raoulduke20 / BongRipsPalin
    14 B:L / x
    15 A Half Eaten Oreo / half_eaten_oreo
    16 ChillyWilly / x
    17 facetious / Chagrin
    18 Peter Ebel / PeteRebel
    19 Snarfmaster / x
    20 moleface / x

    Rules

    1) Only stated events are counted toward the bout results (Please read the bout listing below carefully! If you have ANY questions about how to make your picks, please ask in the thread)
    2) Only MMAplayground results are counted. Please register an account and then post in the thread or message Zzulu with your mmaplayground information in order to be added to the PAFC team. (Don't forget to make your picks!)
    3) In the case of a tie on points, fantasy wager amounts on mmaplayground.com will be taken into account. In case of a tie on fantasy wager amounts, cumulative tournament points will be considered. In case of a tie or inability to assess cumulative tournament points, I'll flip a coin and you'll deal with it


    Structure

    There are three brackets.

    The Winners Bracket is the main bracket, made up of the top 16 contenders from PAFC Round 4 Bout 1. If you lose in the winners bracket in bouts 2 or 3, you're dropped into..

    The Losers Bracket is the secondary bracket, where the losers of bouts 2 and 3 will compete for 5th and 6th place. Prestigious!

    The Elimination Bracket is for those 4 poor individuals eliminated in bout 1. It will span bouts 3 and 4, and has a consolation bracket for last place.


    Bouts

    PAFCR4 will be composed of 6 bouts.
    Bout 1 will on 02/26/2011 during UFC 127
    - Will be a free-for-all among the 20 contenders
    - Top 16 contenders will be entered into the winners bracket based on their points total from the bout
    - Bottom 4 contenders will be entered into the elimination bracket
    - Brackets will be published shortly after the bout

    Bout 2 will be on 03/03/2011 during UFC on Versus 3
    - Winners brackets will be updated
    - Losers bracket will be created with the losers from the winners bracket

    Bout 3 will be on 03/05/2011 during StrikForce : Hendo vs Feijao & Bellator 35 (Secondary League Combo Card)
    - Winners, losers, and elimination brackets will be updated
    - Losers from the winners bracket will be updated in the losers bracket

    Bout 4 will be on 03/19/2011 during UFC 128
    - Winners, losers, and elimination brackets will be updated
    - The losers from the winners bracket will stay on the winners bracket, competing for 3rd & 4th place
    - This will be the final bout for the elimination bracket, and the "winner" will be announced :P

    Bout 5 will be on 03/26/11 during UFC Fight Night 24
    - Losers brackets will be updated

    Bout 6 will be on 04/30/2011 during UFC 129
    - The winners and losers brackets will be updated
    - The overall winners- as well as the total standings- will be announced shortly thereafter

    Everyone is guaranteed 3 bouts at some level.




    Bout 1 Results
    Points Place Rank Name Winnings

    72 1 1 moleface
    56 2 2 ChillyWily
    53 3 3 Star
    49 4 4 Snarfmaster
    49 4 5 Mercy-XXVI
    47 6 6 Spectrum $300
    47 6 7 metaljared $240
    47 6 8 chokehead $235
    46 9 9 BongRipsPalin
    43 10 10 PeteRebel
    42 11 11 adytum $1,131
    42 11 12 Comes_the_Inquisitor $230
    40 13 13 SensAZNal
    39 14 14 mojojoeo
    38 15 15 SweeneyTom
    36 16 16 Chagrin
    33 17 17 Xrdd $646
    33 17 118 TehSpectre $80
    27 19 19 B-L
    24 20 20 half_eaten_oreo

    Bout 2 Results
    03/03/2011 during UFC on Versus 3

    Winners Bracket

    moleface
    (61) (2-4) vs. facetious / Chagrin
    (35) (6-3)
    doug_grammar / chokehead
    (58) (0-4) vs. Raoulduke20 / BongRipsPalin
    (36) (5-2)
    Snarfmaster
    (53) (3-3) vs. fmz65 / SensAZNal
    (67) (4-2)
    MayGodHaveMercy / Mercy-XXVI
    (37) (3-4) vs. Inquisitor77 / Comes_The_Inquisitor-- (62) (0-0)
    Star
    (40) (3-3) vs. mojojoeo
    (29) (0-0)
    Spectrum
    (68) (9-0) vs. adytum
    (56) (5-5)
    ChillyWilly
    (76) (3-4) vs. SweeneyTom
    (47) (3-4)
    Metal Jared / metaljared
    (27) (5-3) vs. Peter Ebel / PeteRebel
    (34) (3-2)

    Bout 3 Results
    3/05/2011 during StrikForce : Hendo vs Feijao & Bellator 35

    Winners Bracket

    moleface
    (:() (3-4) vs. doug_grammar / chokehead
    (51) (1-4)
    fmz65 / SensAZNal
    (26) (5-2) vs. Inquisitor77 / Comes_The_Inquisitor-- (47) (1-0)
    Star
    (26) (4-3) vs. Spectrum
    (35) (10-0)
    ChillyWilly
    (31) (4-4) vs. Peter Ebel / PeteRebel
    (16) (4-2)

    Losers Bracket

    adytum
    (45) (5-6) vs. Metal Jared / metaljared
    (07) (5-4)
    Snarfmaster
    (29) (3-4) vs. mojojoeo
    (:() (0-1)
    SweeneyTom
    (37) (3-5) vs. facetious / Chagrin
    (49) (6-4)
    MayGodHaveMercy / Mercy-XXVI
    (:() (3-5) vs. Raoulduke20 / BongRipsPalin
    (72) (5-3)

    Elimination Bracket

    Xrdd
    (33) (2-2) vs. A Half Eaten Oreo / half_eaten_oreo-- (17) (10-4)
    TehSpectre
    (24) (4-2) vs. B-L / B:L
    (60) (4-3)

    Bout 4 Results
    03/19/2011 during UFC 128

    Winners Bracket

    doug_grammar / chokehead
    (65) (2-4) vs. Inquisitor77 / Comes_The_Inquisitor-- (70) (2-0)
    Spectrum
    (44) (11-0) vs. ChillyWilly
    (69) (5-4)

    Losers Bracket

    Peter Ebel / PeteRebel
    (56) (4-3) vs. adytum
    (74) (6-6)
    Star
    (44) (4-4) vs. Snarfmaster
    (74) (4-4)
    fmz65 / SensAZNal
    (62) (5-3) vs. facetious / Chagrin
    (66) (7-4)
    moleface
    (63) (3-5) vs. Raoulduke20 / BongRipsPalin
    (52) (6-3)

    Elimination Bracket

    Xrdd
    (74) (3-2) vs. B-L / B:L
    (55) (5-3)
    A Half Eaten Oreo / half_eaten_oreo--- (:() (10-5) vs. TehSpectre
    (68) (4-3)

    Bout 5 Results
    03/26/11 during UFC Fight Night 2

    Losers Bracket

    adytum
    (49) (7-6) vs. Snarfmaster
    (61) (5-4)
    facetious / Chagrin
    (64) (8-4) vs. moleface
    (27) (4-5)

    Bout 6 Results
    04/30/2011 during UFC 129

    Winners Bracket

    Championship Match! (1st & 2nd Place)
    Inquisitor77 / Comes_The_Inquisitor-- (70) (3-0) vs. ChillyWilly
    (57) (6-4)

    Runner-Up Match! (3rd & 4th Place)
    doug_grammar / chokehead
    (44) (2-5) vs. Spectrum
    (69) (11-1)

    Losers Bracket

    Redemption Match! (5th & 6th Place)
    Snarfmaster
    (10) (6-4) vs. facetious / Chagrin
    (78) (9-4)

    Consolation Match! (7th & 8th Place)
    adytum
    (41) (7-7) vs. moleface
    (54) (4-6)

    Brackets

    The Winners Bracket
    http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=389642
    Position Name
    Record Points

    The Losers Bracket
    http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=389642&tclass=Losers
    Position Name
    Record Points
    13. SweeneyTom
    (3-6) (122)
    14. MayGodHaveMercy / Mercy-XXVI
    (3-6) (86)
    15. Metal Jared / metaljared
    (5-5) (81)
    16. mojojoeo
    (0-2) (68)

    The Elimination Bracket
    http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=389642&tclass=Elimination
    Position Name
    Record Points
    17.
    18.
    19.
    20.




    PAFCR3 Mega Post

    PAFCR3 Final Standings!
    Position Name
    Record Points

    01. Spectrum
    (9-0) (228)
    02. Raoulduke20 / BongRipsPalin
    (5-2) (387)
    03. A Half Eaten Oreo / half_eaten_oreo
    (10-4) (350)
    04. Metal Jared
    (5-3) (224)
    05. fmz65 / SensAZNal
    (4-2) (231)
    06. facetious / Chagrin
    (6-3) (206)
    07. PeteRebel
    (3-2) (217)
    08. ChillyWilly
    (3-4) (199)
    09. adytum
    (5-5) (252)
    10. Xrdd
    (2-2) (196)
    11. Barbatus
    (3-4) (173)
    12. Star
    (3-3) (123)
    13. B:L
    (4-3) (174)
    14. SweeneyTom
    (3-4) (158)
    15. moleface
    (2-4) (152)
    16. TehSpectre
    (4-2) (135)
    17. Zzulu
    (0-4) (154)
    18. doug_grammar / chokehead
    (0-4) (119)
    19. Snarfmaster
    (3-3) (111)
    20. sportzboytjw
    (2-4) (85)
    21. Dangerbird
    (1-2) (72)
    22. Campy
    (1-2) (66)
    23. Peen / Tw1tch
    (0-4) (59)
    24. Brodo Faggins
    (1-3) (38)
    25. Organichu
    (1-4) (80)
    26. DasUberEdward / Edward
    (0-2) (63)
    27. MayGodHaveMercy / Mercy_XXVI
    (3-4) (59)

    PAFCR2 Mega Post

    PAFCR2 Final Standings!
    Position Name
    Record Points
    01. Spectrum
    (4-0)
    02. Snarfmaster
    (3-1)
    03. B:L
    (3-1)
    04. Barbatus
    (2-2)
    05. facetious / Chagrin
    (4-1)
    06. MayGodHaveMercy / Mercy_XXVI
    (3-2)
    07. A Half Eaten Oreo / half_eaten_oreo--(3-2)
    08. adytum
    (2-3)
    09. 815165
    (1-2) (202)
    10. Organichu
    (1-2) (175)
    11. SweeneyTom
    (1-2) (142)
    12. sportzboytjw
    (1-2) (141)
    13. moleface
    (0-2) (137)
    14. doug_grammar / chokehead
    (0-2) (97)
    15. Zzulu
    (0-2) (95)
    16. Peen / Tw1tch
    (0-2) (86)
    17. TehSpectre
    (2-0)
    18. Star
    (1-1)
    19. Metal Jared
    (1-1)
    20. ChillyWilly
    (0-2)

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  • fmz65fmz65 Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    I will come back stronger next season!

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  • RyadicRyadic Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Love the party gif in the OP.

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  • doug_grammardoug_grammar Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    I wish Genki made a new picture of himself holding that flag.

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  • Peter EbelPeter Ebel CopenhagenRegistered User regular
    edited March 2011
    I need to watch the zombie twister.

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    Fuck off and die.
  • facetiousfacetious a wit so dry it shits sandRegistered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Oh, I posted in the other thread while watching the repeat so I wasn't reading the thread for fear of spoilers, and therefore I didn't see that you'd started a new thread. I'll reiterate:

    Did anyone else think (DeMarques) Johnson was basically out on his feet for the entire second round after Amir landed that brutal series of knees and punches? The whole time I thought he looked like he could barely stand, and then he had that "slip" where he just seemed to semi-collapse for no reason.

    facetious on
    "I am not young enough to know everything." - Oscar Wilde
    Real strong, facetious.

    Steam: Chagrin LoL: Bonhomie
  • SpectrumSpectrum Archer of Inferno Chaldea Rec RoomRegistered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Gassed, beaten up, didn't really want to fight still. Yeah.

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  • BubbaTBubbaT Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Wow, the 3rd round of Lil Nog-Davis was horrible. I wish my power had gone out so I didn't have to see that.

    Peter Ebel wrote: »
    I need to watch the zombie twister.

    Zombie twister gif
    Alternate angle

    And LMAO @ KZ saying he learned it by watching Eddie Bravo DVDs.

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  • facetiousfacetious a wit so dry it shits sandRegistered User regular
    edited March 2011
    As awesome as the twister was, I think my favourite part was Rogan essentially going, "He might be going for the twister.... .... oh my god, he is!"

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    Real strong, facetious.

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  • facetiousfacetious a wit so dry it shits sandRegistered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Okay this is awesome.

    Sexyama made the cover of Maxim Korea:
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  • Metal JaredMetal Jared Mulligan Wizard Rhode IslandRegistered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Just watched Zombie/Garcia II, I was reading the other thread and people were saying the Twister was an illegal move, I'm not sure where they were getting that from. The Unified Rules doesn't have anything on the subject. I think a few people owe Zombie an apology.

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  • ChillyWillyChillyWilly Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    facetious wrote: »
    As awesome as the twister was, I think my favourite part was Rogan essentially going, "He might be going for the twister.... .... oh my god, he is!"

    "Somewhere, Eddie Bravo is smiling."

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  • TehSpectreTehSpectre Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Poor Garcia, he probably heard all the shit about him being a sloppy fighter and winning decisions everyone else thought he lost.

    He trained hard. Worked on his timing and precision.

    Came out, won the first round and looked fantastic! No one was going to doubt his unanimous decision this time!

    Oh shit, why is Jung twisting my body arou-HURGHK

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  • NeliNeli Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Just saw the card. It was pretty good


    Jung/Garcia was great. It was fantastic to see Jung pull that submission out of nowhere when there were just a few seconds left. That must have really really hurt for Garcia to tap so fast near the end of the round.

    Amir/Johnson was also fun, though you could see that Johnson was there on 2 weeks notice as he gassed pretty quickly, and Amir quickly capitalized on that.

    Hardy/Rumble was dull. Hardy might get cut now, I guess? He does not seem to have an answer to wrestlers.


    Rogerio/Davis was okay. It was mostly Davis failing to take Nog down and then succeeding suddenly. It was fairly active on the ground though so it was not particularly dull.


    I missed all the facebook fights however. Were they any good?

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  • dlinfinitidlinfiniti Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    facetious wrote: »
    As awesome as the twister was, I think my favourite part was Rogan essentially going, "He might be going for the twister.... .... oh my god, he is!"

    "Somewhere, Eddie Bravo is smiling."

    thats cause he's high

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  • 815165815165 Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    How did all three judges score the first round for Davis? He got outstruck and failed every takedown.

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  • Venkman90Venkman90 Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Neli wrote: »

    Hardy/Rumble was dull. Hardy might get cut now, I guess? He does not seem to have an answer to wrestlers.

    No word so far but rumour is he gets one more shot, one of the losses being to GSP and all that.

    I will always be a fan of Dan's win or lose but I am massively disappointed in him, all that talk and training about improving his Jits, training with Victor Estima, Bravo and Nelson and he can't submit AJ off his back even in the 3rd when AJ has been off for a year.

    He has peaked too, if he can't beat AJ now guys like Kos will run through him. Shame, as I like the guy.

    Hathaway I thought did better than some seem, having watched the fight again that was a clear 29-28 win for him and I think McKray having the LW champ in his corner / training him has brought his game on somewhat, it was closer than many thought but John did well imho, he almost took that foot home with him.

    John is only 23, if he can improve his jits and striking a little I think he could go far.

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  • A Half Eaten OreoA Half Eaten Oreo Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Just watched Zombie/Garcia II, I was reading the other thread and people were saying the Twister was an illegal move, I'm not sure where they were getting that from. The Unified Rules doesn't have anything on the subject. I think a few people owe Zombie an apology.

    That was me, I'm sorry Zombie! I think neck cranks are illegal in most grappling competitions, I thought they were illegal in MMA too.

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  • adytumadytum The Inevitable Rise And FallRegistered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Neli wrote: »
    I missed all the facebook fights however. Were they any good?

    All the FB fights were great except Madsen / Russow.

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  • TehSpectreTehSpectre Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Did Russow look better than he did when he fought last, at least?

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  • adytumadytum The Inevitable Rise And FallRegistered User regular
    edited March 2011
    TehSpectre wrote: »
    Did Russow look better than he did when he fought last, at least?

    He looked a lot better with his striking and he didn't gas.

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  • adytumadytum The Inevitable Rise And FallRegistered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Ok SO I totally forgot to put in my picks, Things havn't started yet can i put them here?

    5 x 2 = 10 Anthony Johnson Rd2 TKO
    0 Sean McCorkle Rd1 TKO
    11 Aaron Simpson Judges Decision UD
    7 Mackens Semerzier Rd1 TKO
    0 Jon Madsen Judges Decision UD
    5 John Hathaway Rd2 Sub
    5 Nik Lentz Judged Decision UD
    0 Antonio Rogerio Nogueira Rd2 Sub
    11 Johny Hendricks Rd1 TKO
    7 Amir Sadollah Rd2 Sub
    0 Edwin Figueroa Rd3 Tko
    5 Chan Sung Jung Judges Decision SD

    blarg!

    61 :x

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  • TehSpectreTehSpectre Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    adytum wrote: »
    TehSpectre wrote: »
    Did Russow look better than he did when he fought last, at least?

    He looked a lot better with his striking and he didn't gas.
    Well, that's good to hear.

    I've always liked Russow, but his last fight was god-awful.

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  • adytumadytum The Inevitable Rise And FallRegistered User regular
    edited March 2011
    TehSpectre wrote: »
    adytum wrote: »
    TehSpectre wrote: »
    Did Russow look better than he did when he fought last, at least?

    He looked a lot better with his striking and he didn't gas.
    Well, that's good to hear.

    I've always liked Russow, but his last fight was god-awful.

    He knocked Todd "Steroids" Duffee out of the UFC, so it wasn't a total loss.

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  • TehSpectreTehSpectre Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    So, Antonio McKee may have tried to eat Jacob Volkmann at UFC 125.

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  • fmz65fmz65 Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    May I suggest the title "twist and shout" for the thread and use the gif(s) of the Zombo Twister?

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  • Venkman90Venkman90 Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    - Dana White talks Dan Hardy: "Not necessarily (with he be cut). We’ll have to wait and see. I f*ckin’ love that kid."

    To be fair, GSP, a former WEC WW champ and a strong wrestler 2 weight classes above you, in which you only go hurt in one...it's not the worst 3 fight losing streak ever, not like he is losing to scrubs.

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  • dlinfinitidlinfiniti Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    did his turtle turn into a salamander?

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  • Inquisitor77Inquisitor77 2 x Penny Arcade Fight Club Champion A fixed point in space and timeRegistered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Found another one with MORE FEDOR:

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  • ChillyWillyChillyWilly Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Just watched Zombie/Garcia II, I was reading the other thread and people were saying the Twister was an illegal move, I'm not sure where they were getting that from. The Unified Rules doesn't have anything on the subject. I think a few people owe Zombie an apology.

    That was me, I'm sorry Zombie! I think neck cranks are illegal in most grappling competitions, I thought they were illegal in MMA too.

    It depends on what level of grappling you're at, usually. Pretty much everything is legal in MMA, though. Besides the obvious of "no small joint manipulation".

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  • Peter EbelPeter Ebel CopenhagenRegistered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Berserkereem submitted Ray Sefo with a neck crank during the Strikeforce HW grand prix thing. Definitely a legit move in MMA.

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  • doug_grammardoug_grammar Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Sefo looked like a dead fish out of water. Can't believe how many people thought he would've won.

    Also, any one else tremendously impressed by Phil Davis? Sure, people are unimpressed by his performance, but this was only his ninth fight against Rogerio, who undoubtedly has been working his TDD. Plus, the same thing had happened to Jon Jones. He looked phenomenal against Stephen Bonnar, but then seemed a bit lack luster for a little awhile, and then he was suddenly the next biggest thing. I see Phil Davis's career taking the same approach, but faster.

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  • Venkman90Venkman90 Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    I am pushing for the UK School system to re-introduce wrestling as a sport. I am sick of US fighters shoving what we invented down our own throats.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catch_wrestling
    Country of origin United Kingdom

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Robinson

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Riley

    If MMA was about in 1900 we would be LnP on you and putting the crowd to sleep.

    :cry:

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  • [Tycho?][Tycho?] As elusive as doubt Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Twister for the win. What a great fight that was, hard to not love the Zombie.

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  • B:LB:L I've done worse. Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Venkman90 wrote: »
    I am pushing for the UK School system to re-introduce wrestling as a sport. I am sick of US fighters shoving what we invented down our own throats.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catch_wrestling

    If MMA was about in 1900 we would be LnP on you and putting the crowd to sleep.

    :cry:
    Uhh...Greco-Roman and Pankration in Greece and Jiao li in China.

    And MMA has always been around.

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  • ChillyWillyChillyWilly Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Besides, even if the sport originated in the UK, it was perfected by an American. :D

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  • fmz65fmz65 Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    B:L with the cold serve.

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  • dlinfinitidlinfiniti Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Besides, even if the sport originated in the UK, it was perfected by an American. :D

    wrong american
    this american
    the real american
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  • B:LB:L I've done worse. Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    dlinfiniti wrote: »
    Besides, even if the sport originated in the UK, it was perfected by an American. :D

    wrong american
    this american
    the All-american
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