ok well first of all im glad to see that there are more MMA fans in here than just me and cav.. mma is a great sport
my thoughts on all the fights at 53...
buentello v jordan - i walked in while this one was already started, but in time to see buentello submit jordan from the top with what looked like a forearm choke.. strange that it came from the top though, and jordan appeared to be unconscious after the fight.. buentello continues to perform
quarry v carter - shonie carter had to have been seriously drunk off of whatever he was sippin on out of his 'pimp cup' because he took quarry way to lightly... thats why he got KTFO in the first round.. i think shonie needs to stop and save the few brain cells he has remaining.. quarry is going to make a run at rich franklin eventually..
loiseau v mccarthy - what can i say about loiseau?? his last fight i saw him in he showed nothing but laziness and repetition.. he would wait to throw his elbow (he throws them like punches) and thats about it... this fight, he finishes charles mccarthy with a spinning kick to the ribs, followed by a flying knee in the face and two blows to the head... all in like 3 seconds... 'the crow' definately showed us what he can do..
diaz v oishi - first of all, oishi has probably the worst fighting style and tactics that i have ever seen, and second he looked like he was on heroin the entire time... i dont know if that was supposed to be a serious fight or a joke, but diaz destroyed him.. i see good things for diaz... i see a title shot at matt hughes coming up for him, but i dont know if he can overcome hughes sheer strength and power.. hughes isnt unbeatable.. but i dont know if diaz is the one to do it.. (diaz KO over lawler was SLICK tho)
parisyan v serra - matt serra showed that he was more heavyhanded than relying on his GRACIE JIU JITSU SKILLS... the guy trains under renzo gracie and there wasnt one submission attempt the entire fight... just hard overhands... he got out of a bunch of parisyans submissions... but overall i was disappointed.. especially with all the shit serra talks..
griffin v mahood - griffin came out in his official UFC debut just as i expected he would... he is a first round finisher... mahood had experience and strength over griffin, but griffin clearly wanted it more and ended up winning with a rear naked choke in the first round... good deal for griffin
tanner v franklin - what could possibly be said about this fight? rich franklin is the future of 185lb fighters.. he is on top of his game and its going to take a beast to stop his roll.. i respect tanner as a fighter much more after seeing this fight tho, that man has a lot of heart and the spirit of a warrior to continue on as long as he did (if u havent seen pics of his face after the fight, look for them) rich franklin is going to hold the title for some time... how long is up in the air
arlovski v eilers - i dont know how the UFC seriously thought that eilers could contend with arlovski... i dont think frank mir can even contend with arlovski when the time comes... eilers didnt even touch him the entire fight... eilers would get two shots in the face for every shot that he would even throw.. i think the UFC has finally found a solid heavyweight champion..
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now as far as what was said about the last ken shamrock fight... shamrock made the mistake of trying to expand on his game and use tactics he usually doesnt/has never used.. i mean seriously.. ken shamrock throwing a high leg kick at someones head??? shamrock used to just take you down and beat the f**k out of you.. once he threw it and slipped due to the block.. it was over from there.. he must have taken like 10 shots in the face from franklin..
if he hadnt slipped i think he couldve had a chance, but he was trying to do too many things instead of just fighting.. he will be back in the future.. i see at least one more W under his belt before retirement...
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please post thoughts/comments all this stuff... MMA has become my obsession over the past couple years and i could talk/debate about this stuff forever... expect a thread coming soon with UFC54 predictions because the card has been pretty much filled....
HORN V LIDDELL
COUTURE V VAN ARSDALE
TRIGG V ST PIERRE
SANCHEZ V STRASSER
RIGGS V LINDLAND
and a few more... those will all be exciting fights tho...
and btw... horn is going to be handing chuck liddell his face on a silver platter
