UFC 231 Holloway vs Ortega

d00mk1n

Prelims start now...

Amazingfun

Here we go :-) Not the same without the chat!

Amazingfun

Btw, you might stick up a poll for the two main events when ya get a chance? Thanks in advance

d00mk1n

Amazingfun wrote: »

Btw, you might stick up a poll for the two main events when ya get a chance? Thanks in advance

Poll up

Gonad

Think Max wins the main event . As long as he comes out like the old Max .

He is much better striker and should be able to keep the fight at distance to stop Ortega getting a hold of him . Ortega will get a hold of him once or twice but think Max can fight him off and tko him in the 4th

Amazingfun

I've been waffling back and forth but am going with Valentina and Brian for the Win (s) ...........**bites nails**, lol.

mailburner

Max for me but it's impossible to shout against either

Think gunni will get a sub also and Santos to ko jimmi

d00mk1n

Accum bust already. Thank you Canadian Gangster

ERG89

Kinda surprised how one sided this has been for Ansaroff

Amazingfun

Think Claudia was surprised too...

MileHighGuy

Manua caught a bit cold coming out for the first, but strangely looked to be in more control despite getting rocked. Santos was wild. Great 1st round though.

ERG89

Everything thrown from deep with bad intentions in that fight.

martyos121

That was incredibly entertaining, great matchmaking it must be said.

MileHighGuy

Short and sweet. Very entertaining start. Nice of him not to land more shots when he dropped Manuwa.

mailburner

Pure excitement there what a fight

Amazingfun

MileHighGuy wrote: »

Short and sweet. Very entertaining start. Nice of him not to land more shots when he dropped Manuwa.

This. WHY????? Lack of the maniac factor, killer instinct----what? I couldn't believe he gave him time to recover, figured he'd lose after that.

MileHighGuy

Amazingfun wrote: »

This. WHY????? Lack of the maniac factor, killer instinct----what? I couldn't believe he gave him time to recover, figured he'd lose after that.

I just meant after the finishing punch. Agreed he might have finished it in the first if he had taken the chance to dive in, but he seemed reluctant to go to the ground.

Amazingfun

Ah, thought you meant Manawa, lol. Can tell I am tired..

Anyhow, neither here nor there, it just seemed such a lost window , specially when I keep reading this could be the end of the road for him in the UFC.

Mean Laqueefa

Amazingfun wrote: »

This. WHY????? Lack of the maniac factor, killer instinct----what? I couldn't believe he gave him time to recover, figured he'd lose after that.

Cause as Rogan pointed out that chap has the thor hammer tattooed onto his chest im pretty sure he believes in his power so to speak. Why try to kill or injure someone, its just being a dick

MileHighGuy

Haven't heard anyone described as a pit fighter since tank abbott days!

Amazingfun

No, this mixup is my fault, I thought he was talking about Manawa dropping Thiago.

MileHighGuy

Timid first....give it to Dawodu.

Was this fight moved from the undercard? It seems more of a Fight Night type rather than a PPV.

MileHighGuy

Bochniak needs a KO now, but it doesn't look likely tbh.

MileHighGuy

Dawadu showed a nice range of skills, but the fight was like a sparring session, not very exciting. Bochniak barely touched him.

MileHighGuy

Did I hear that right? a judge gave it 29-28 to Bochniak, how ridiculous.

chin nuts

That judge should be taken out already. How he gave that to Bochniak is crazy.

Amazingfun

Good luck Gunny!!

simongurnick

Cmon gunni!!!

MileHighGuy

This one should be a lot better. Tough to call this one, but I'm hoping Gunnar can win.

What channel might one watch this on?

mailburner

[Deleted User] wrote: »

What channel might one watch this on?

Bt SP 3

MileHighGuy

Jesus what an elbow, sliced him open. Great patience once he mounted Oliveira.

Fromvert

That elbow! Great stuff from Gunni after the first round got away from him when in a good position.

simongurnick

Fair play to him. Am icelanic phrase?

Subcomandante Marcos

Deleted User wrote: »

What channel might one watch this on?

BT Sport 3

Amazingfun

God that was beautiful......:-))))

MileHighGuy

Amazingfun wrote: »

God that was beautiful......:-))))

it was, but awful at the same time!

I got to agree with Felder's suggestion that if a fence grab is so egregious as to deny a takedown (as it did in the first) the position should be resumed on the ground. What's the point in standing them back up into position before the fence grab. At the moment there is no disincentive to grabbing it (at least once)

mailburner

MileHighGuy wrote: »

it was, but awful at the same time!

I got to agree with Felder's suggestion that if a fence grab is so egregious as to deny a takedown (as it did in the first) the position should be resumed on the ground. What's the point in standing them back up into position before the fence grab. At the moment there is no disincentive to grabbing it (at least once)

At the very least it should be resumed on the ground

I think fighters should be docked a point when as blatant
As that...second fence grab should be a pt reduction Otherwise, some refs ffs...

Refs have been pretty bad tonight, one in particular should never ref again

ardinn

Is gunni gone from sbg?

I hope Joanna gets her face broke here!

simongurnick

ardinn wrote: »

Is gunni gone from sbg?

I hope Joanna gets her face broke here!

Kavanagh was with him

Fromvert

ardinn wrote: »

Is gunni gone from sbg?

I hope Joanna gets her face broke here!

Has a child and seems he's much happier to train in Iceland than spend 8 weeks in Ireland leading up to any of his fights. Understandable and he still has Kavanagh in his corner as noted above.

bur

Joanna does a victory lap after losing four rounds of the fight.

Subcomandante Marcos

Surly a confortable points win for Shevchenko?

bur

Subcomandante Marcos wrote: »

Surly a confortable points win for Shevchenko?

49-46 across the board. i don't know why the commentary got so weird half way through the fight.

chin nuts

Shevchenko deserved every bit of that. classy fighter.

ardinn

im still only one minute into round 4 - My streams are a little slow

Fromvert

The only reason for the commentary swing towards Shevchenko being tired has to be based on she has no competition at 125 and they'll be selling the rematch within the year. Someone must have told them to play up Joanna because Shevchenko was still sharp in the fifth.

Fromvert

Have no idea how this one will go, hoping for a great one.

Subcomandante Marcos

T-City by flying triangle in the first minute.

bur

Ortega is going to need another one of his comeback submission wins.

SlowBlowin

My gut says Ortega, my brain says Max.

SB