[Pig Iron]

Don't know whether to use spoilers or not. To be on the safe side:

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Couture managed to control Lesnar a bit in the clinch and get up from the ground when taken down, but didn't really do any damage. Lesnar caught him standing with a blow to the temple. Would have been interesting to se how the fight had developed if it had continued in the same vein a couple of rounds more.

Pretty sad, though expected I guess. OTOH, Lesnar vs Nougeira is something to look forward too (yeah I know there's a step more before that).

This post has been edited by Pig Iron: 16 November 2008 - 06:12 PM

[Pig Iron]

BTW, here's the fight (works for now):

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7f6qw_ra...esnar-tz1_sport

[bubba]

Thanks for the link PI.

[Cougar]

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I enjoyed the upper-cut that Stephenson used to win, great knock-out, Nogueira is a monster and looks even more powerful than ever I'd say, Lesnar is scary and at 265 pounds he is so much bigger than really anyone else, it's sad to see Coture lose but he should have retired after Silvia it will be sad to see him go the same way as Shamrock has but I fear it may happen now.

[Raymond Luxury Yacht]

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It was close until the end, and it looked like Lesnar was gassing a bit. I think if randy had been able to push it to 5 rounds he would have taken it. Of course, getting knocked out ruined that plan a bit.

Excellent night of fights overall. I think, counting all the prelim fights, there was one decision all night.

[frookenhauer]

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If you see the trajectory of the punch what did it, it seems that the was a definite gravity influence...It was a big swing and those arms are heavy, for a while I thought that he was overmatched, but the monster won. I supported him prior to the match because he is just tremendous, but the victory tasted like ashes cos Couture is the man.

[amphibian]

The Stephens uppercut KO was even more ridiculous than that Dos Santos in the last UFC. Jeebus. Biggest windup I've ever seen that connected successfully.

Lesnar's striking was following a pretty predictable pattern - left jab followed by right straight. Couture actually slipped it a few times before the simultaneous occurrence of Lesnar adjusting enough and Couture not dodging quite enough. Although Randy was pretty much done once that big one connected, I think everyone in the arena (except Brock's wife) was hoping that he'd pull something amazing off.

Maia's ground game is ridiculous - actual world champion level. Hazlett's pretty good too; he rolled into that sweet omaplota which led to the winning reverse armbar. Gurgel is an idiot - he's Hazlett's BJJ teacher and he doesn't use it during a fight? Florian just worked Stevenson. Gonzaga was handed a fat tomato can last night.

[Raymond Luxury Yacht]

That guy gonzaga fought had these strange lumps under his skin all over his body. I was almost expecting them to break open and bugs crawl out or something.

[Cougar]

Hazlett was ace he was like a rubber man very impressed by him and his style.

[Raymond Luxury Yacht]

Cougar, on Nov 17 2008, 09:00 AM, said:

Hazlett was ace he was like a rubber man very impressed by him and his style.

I was predicting he would wiin by beard-naked choke.

[Cougar]

Raymond Luxury Yacht, on Nov 17 2008, 05:30 PM, said:

Cougar, on Nov 17 2008, 09:00 AM, said:

Hazlett was ace he was like a rubber man very impressed by him and his style.

I was predicting he would wiin by beard-naked choke.

That pun was beneath you Raymond Leviathan Yacht, anymore of that and I swear I'll go into the admin CP and change your avatar to a picture of Broody. :broody:

[Raymond Luxury Yacht]

Live WEC fights on Versus right now. Torrez will be fighting to defend the Bantamweight belt. Watch it.

[Moody]

Fight for the Troops Pickem Wed on Spike

+ my guesses.

Koscheck vs Yoshida - Kos will prolly win a boring lay n pray decision.
Swick vs Goulet - Swick will try to lay n pray a decision like he did Davis
Cantwell vs Razak Al-Hassan - Al-Hassan by visious KO.
Tim Credeur Vs. Nate Loughran - Tim via Armbar.
Matt Wiman Vs. Jim Miller - Matt via Triangle
Luigi Fioravanti Vs. Brodie Farber - Luigi via TKO
Eddie Sanchez Vs. Justin McCully - Justin TKO via GnP.

The others I don't care about.

[Malaclypse]

rooting for Yoshida but only marginally - as much as I once disliked Kos, gotta give him credit for his work ethic these days. Also, Yoshida's choke on 'War Machine' was sweet

gotta back the Canadian, but my head says Swick, probably T/KO

don't know Cantwell or Hassan, keeping an open mind on that one.

Credeur seemed a decent bloke on the show and don't know Loughran, so I'll probably cheer for Credeur.

Matt Wiman cuz I've heard of him.

I'll vote for Brodie Farber simply as payback for that brutal headkick KO that he suffered, he was doing well up to that point

Don't know Sanchez or McCully but I'll say McCully - he looks meaner and claims to have a blackbelt in BJJ. (ETA: Also, McCully > Hardonk > Sanchez via MMAth)

[Raymond Luxury Yacht]

BOOOO McCully! His blackbelt came from the Gap.

[Sparkimus]

I really wish I was still into UFC, but it seems to be getting stale after watching it for so long.

I have a large group of friends that going out whenever a new UFC is on and go nuts watching it...I just can't seem to get hyped about it anymore.


The downfall was a few years back when Olaff fought this young Russian kid and they literally beat the shit out of each other for 3 rounds. Olaff won I think, but it was the greatest fight I've ever seen and there hasn't been one like it since...and all the rest seems stale.


Oh well

[Trull's son]

I have been watching ufc since the ultimate fighter first season aired a few years back. i cant say i have ever seen Olaff fight, but the best i have seen to date ( and am still impressed when i watch the reruns of the fight ) is griffin vs bonnar ultimate fighter season finale. maybe not the most refined fight, but the pace of the striking had me into the fight the entire 3 rounds.

[amphibian]

Hearing one of the most gruesome injuries in MMA history happened at this UFN. Eeeeeeuuuggghh. Hope everything turns out okay and that the troops had a good night.

[Raymond Luxury Yacht]

amphibian, on Dec 10 2008, 08:39 PM, said:

Hearing one of the most gruesome injuries in MMA history happened at this UFN. Eeeeeeuuuggghh. Hope everything turns out okay and that the troops had a good night.

Three bad injuries. One guy got his leg broke, another guy refused to tap out of an arm bar and got his shit snapped back 90 degrees at the elbow, and another guy got knocked out so badly that when Rogan and what's his face were doing the post game wrap up, he was still koed in the cage getting a neckbrace put on him.

Hope everyone's ok, but it was a great night of free fights.

[bubba]

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LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. -- A mixed martial arts fighter and his wife were found shot to death in a Laguna Niguel condominium in what authorities said was an apparent murder-suicide.

The bodies of Justin Levens and his wife, Sarah McLean-Levens, were found Wednesday afternoon, Orange County sheriff's officials said. The 28-year-old Levens competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and other organizations.

Sheriff's spokesman Jim Amormino said the couple was found by the woman's mother, who called 911.

Lt. Mike Jansen says further information would be released Thursday.

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