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MMA X: Captain Guillotine: Fear the man who has practiced one choke 10,000 times

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    815165815165 Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    BubbaT wrote: »
    815165 wrote: »
    What the fuck did we do to deserve either of those events yesterday?

    WEC's on Thursday. Gotta finish your vegetables before you get dessert.
    It is a pretty exciting card.

    Jose Aldo vs Manny Gamburyan
    Jamie Varner vs Donald Cerrone
    Miguel Torres vs Charlie Valencia
    Korean Zombie vs George Roop
    Leonard Garcia vs Mark Hominick

    edit: wait, how do we do mmaplayground picks for WEC?

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    adytumadytum The Inevitable Rise And FallRegistered User regular
    edited September 2010
    http://www.mmaplayground.com/league2/upcoming.aspx

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    815165815165 Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    So do we ignore the Bellator fights or?

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    adytumadytum The Inevitable Rise And FallRegistered User regular
    edited September 2010
    Alternatively

    Log in.

    Click "Secondary League" in the grey toolbar at the top of the page.

    Click "My Fantasy Wagers" in the purple Secondary League toolbar.

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    adytumadytum The Inevitable Rise And FallRegistered User regular
    edited September 2010
    While the title says Bellator / WEC, there are no Bellator fights listed.

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    815165815165 Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    Thanks! :^:

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    CanadianWolverineCanadianWolverine Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    I love Ariel Helwani interviews:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TaE2oMrFmM
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8whJXzea5Yc

    Interesting guy, I liked how he finished his fight. But he looks like I have seen him somewhere before...

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    :P

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    SnarfmasterSnarfmaster Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    I wish you luck in our matchup B:L, I know if I win it'll be completely random since I don't have a freaking clue who 75% of these guys are on this 120 card.

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    ChillyWillyChillyWilly Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    Ugh. I can't wait until next PAFC. I was in the final 4 last time and this one has just been one horrible thing after another.

    I'm better than this, I swear. Haha.

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    SpectrumSpectrum Archer of Inferno Chaldea Rec RoomRegistered User regular
    edited September 2010
    I don't even know who this Barbatus guy is.
    Here's hoping the judges treat me like Sherk after a remark like that olol

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    Metal JaredMetal Jared Mulligan Wizard Rhode IslandRegistered User regular
    edited September 2010
    ChillyWilly wrote: »
    Ugh. I can't wait until next PAFC. I was in the final 4 last time and this one has just been one horrible thing after another.

    I'm better than this, I swear. Haha.

    I think I was in the final 4 last time too. I guess my incredible luck caught up with me.

    I am probably not any better than this, I swear!

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    TehSpectreTehSpectre Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    Sean McCorkle is hilarious and apparently an internet troll?

    That is amazing.

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    Sweeney TomSweeney Tom Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    ChillyWilly wrote: »
    Ugh. I can't wait until next PAFC. I was in the final 4 last time and this one has just been one horrible thing after another.

    I'm better than this, I swear. Haha.

    agreed

    honestly, if it weren't for Fight Night fucking me with all of the decisions, and last night fucking me by CroCop not doing shit, i would have done great

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    adytumadytum The Inevitable Rise And FallRegistered User regular
    edited September 2010
    If it wasn't for my horse, I wouldn't have spent that year in college.

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    SpectrumSpectrum Archer of Inferno Chaldea Rec RoomRegistered User regular
    edited September 2010
    Sweeney Tom wrote: »
    ChillyWilly wrote: »
    Ugh. I can't wait until next PAFC. I was in the final 4 last time and this one has just been one horrible thing after another.

    I'm better than this, I swear. Haha.

    agreed

    honestly, if it weren't for Fight Night fucking me with all of the decisions, and last night fucking me by CroCop not doing shit, i would have done great
    We, uh, had the exact same pick on CroCrop/Mir FYI. (Vanity pick olol)

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    ChillyWillyChillyWilly Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    adytum wrote: »
    If it wasn't for my horse, I wouldn't have spent that year in college.

    Lewis Black, ftw.

    I love you.

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    JustinSane07JustinSane07 Really, stupid? Brockton__BANNED USERS regular
    edited September 2010
    That Lewis Black clip was great until I figured out what the quote meant. Then it stopped being funny.

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    adytumadytum The Inevitable Rise And FallRegistered User regular
    edited September 2010
    Care to expand? Because if you're talking about the uncited claim on urban dictionary, it doesn't pass the sniff test.

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    doug_grammardoug_grammar Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    I had the feeling in the back of head that I was throwing myself away by betting for Cro-Cop (along with all the others) but I didn't care.

    If Cro-Cop didn't win by a knock out there was no point of a tomorrow. Cro Cop himself getting knocked out was a sign that I should stop trying.

    Now I don't know how to feel about Cro-Cop's next decision for his career either. I'm still shocked by how bad his performance was.

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    YougottawannaYougottawanna Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    IMO the problem with overly cautious fighters could in part be solved through judging, specifically a judge being more willing to score a round 10-10. In a hypothetical round where striking is even, if one fighter gets a takedown and doesn't do anything with it he wins that round 10-9 typically. So that in effect becomes the smartest strategy for a lot of skillsets. I don't blame the fighters for taking the least risky route to victory.

    But if a round where you take your opponent down and lay on him and nothing else is scored 10-10 then the incentive to do that goes away and IMO the average UFC fight gets more exciting. This makes sense since a takedown (unless it's a slam or something that does damage) is supposed to be a means to an end (the end being either a sub or GnP, and I mean real damaging GnP, not rabbit punches), not an end in itself.

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    DangerbirdDangerbird Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    TehSpectre wrote: »
    Sean McCorkle is hilarious and apparently an internet troll?

    That is amazing.

    I've never even heard of this guy before, or even seen his fight with Hunt, but I've already become a fan.

    Seems he trolled his way into the UFC, haha.

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    Raoulduke20Raoulduke20 Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    adytum wrote: »
    Care to expand? Because if you're talking about the uncited claim on urban dictionary, it doesn't pass the sniff test.

    Horse is a street term for heroin. I think that's what the post was saying was sad. I don't know if that's what the person in the joke meant, though.

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    MayGodHaveMercyMayGodHaveMercy Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    I still don't get why anyone expected CroCop to have a chance. You guys keep setting yourselves up for disappointment. :(

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    Inquisitor77Inquisitor77 2 x Penny Arcade Fight Club Champion A fixed point in space and timeRegistered User regular
    edited September 2010
    We all remember when CroCop was awesome and had awesome fights. It's hard to let that go.

    That being said, I figured he was too old and out of shape to get past gatekeeper status (at best) after his first few fights in the UFC. I'd imagine that the next few years watching Fedor are going to be the same. But with Fedor, I will always believe...

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    OrganichuOrganichu poops peesRegistered User, Moderator mod
    edited September 2010
    jared- i sent you the sig/av/location/title

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    facetiousfacetious a wit so dry it shits sandRegistered User regular
    edited September 2010
    I am about 500% more confident in my WEC picks than I was for UFC.

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    Robert Khoo wrote: »
    Real strong, facetious.

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    OrganichuOrganichu poops peesRegistered User, Moderator mod
    edited September 2010
    i don't see where to go to make wec picks

    huh

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    facetiousfacetious a wit so dry it shits sandRegistered User regular
    edited September 2010
    On the main page, click "secondary league" at the top left menu.

    Edit: or just go here, then click the 'my fantasy picks' link like usual. http://www.mmaplayground.com/league2/

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    Robert Khoo wrote: »
    Real strong, facetious.

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    adytumadytum The Inevitable Rise And FallRegistered User regular
    edited September 2010
    Raoulduke20 wrote: »
    adytum wrote: »
    Care to expand? Because if you're talking about the uncited claim on urban dictionary, it doesn't pass the sniff test.

    Horse is a street term for heroin. I think that's what the post was saying was sad. I don't know if that's what the person in the joke meant, though.

    Well, yeah.. but it makes no sense in the context of the quote. :)

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    adytumadytum The Inevitable Rise And FallRegistered User regular
    edited September 2010
    Organichu wrote: »
    i don't see where to go to make wec picks

    huh

    http://forums.penny-arcade.com/showpost.php?p=16720682&postcount=1123

    http://forums.penny-arcade.com/showpost.php?p=16720694&postcount=1125

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    Metal JaredMetal Jared Mulligan Wizard Rhode IslandRegistered User regular
    edited September 2010
    MayGodHaveMercy wrote: »
    I still don't get why anyone expected CroCop to have a chance. You guys keep setting yourselves up for disappointment. :(

    He won the Pride Open-Weight Grand Prix like 4 years ago, he's only 36 and he has beaten some of the best in the sport. One would assume that when you have one of the most feared weapons in the entire sport ("Left leg, cemetery") you would have a chance against most fighters.

    Of course if you decide not to use that weapon and not really do anything then yes there is no reason to expect him to win.

    Edit: Fixed

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    doug_grammardoug_grammar Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    Left leg, cemetery.

    As in his most feared weapon is now buried in some cemetery somewhere.

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    Metal JaredMetal Jared Mulligan Wizard Rhode IslandRegistered User regular
    edited September 2010
    doug_grammar wrote: »
    Left leg, cemetery.

    As in his most feared weapon is now buried in some cemetery somewhere.

    My bad, it should be "Left leg, fucking useless" at this point anyway

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    adytumadytum The Inevitable Rise And FallRegistered User regular
    edited September 2010
    Aldo vs. Manvel is so hard to call.

    It's like Silva vs. anyone.

    I really want Manvel to win.

    But in my coeur d'coeurs, I know it's not meant to be.

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    JustinSane07JustinSane07 Really, stupid? Brockton__BANNED USERS regular
    edited September 2010
    adytum wrote: »
    Care to expand? Because if you're talking about the uncited claim on urban dictionary, it doesn't pass the sniff test.

    My rationalization will completely ruin the joke, so I'm gonna spoiler it.
    Sold the horse to get the money to go to college but only was able to afford one year.

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    adytumadytum The Inevitable Rise And FallRegistered User regular
    edited September 2010
    Well then she should have gone in-state. Or had a better horse. Or found a smarter way to pay for college. Poor decisions all the way down!

    It doesn't make it less funny. :lol:

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    JustinSane07JustinSane07 Really, stupid? Brockton__BANNED USERS regular
    edited September 2010
    It ruined the joke for me because the joke is that he's confused and flabbergasted by the statement. I'm no longer confused and/or flabbergasted so there's nothing for me to laugh at.

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    NovidNovid Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    man. that ppv hurt and not in a good way. I mean it was ok but yipes if it was bad at least there would be some way to improve but the whole thing was stuck in stasis...

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    hotlunchhotlunch regular
    edited September 2010
    I dunno if any of you guys read mmatorch, but I came across this article
    http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/Guest_Editorials_20/article_6960.shtml
    today and am really not sure what to think. I always knew mma like most contact sports took a toll on the fighters, but I didn't realize how bad it could get so quickly. I don't think I'll stop watching the sport, but I really wish the organizations that can afford it would take better care of their fighters, and that there was another way to look into this CTE thing that didn't involve those suffering from it to be dead already.

    Anyway I thought it was an interesting read, though I guess its not much of a surprise that the human body, resilient though it is, is not meant to be punched in the head on any sort of regular basis.

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    adytumadytum The Inevitable Rise And FallRegistered User regular
    edited September 2010
    That article is high on hyperbole, yet low on facts or logic.

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