UFC 252 Event Thread

Axwell

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MrStuffins

Just me and you Axwell? :pac:

Axwell

Nah others commenting in the Fight night thread who couldnt be bothered taking the 2 seconds it takes to make a thread...

Carroller

Stipe KO 3rd rd

MrStuffins

Decent enough card so far.

Gilbert Melendez very impressive earlier v Felice Herrig!

MrStuffins

Stipe looks so lean here. Looks in great shape!

Carroller

https://twitter.com/JonnyBones/status/1294850701034627073?s=19Jon Jones already winding up DC on twitter

s1ippy

Any fight companion from Rogan tonight?

MrStuffins

s1ippy wrote: »

Any fight companion from Rogan tonight?

Rogan is commentating at ringside

s1ippy

MrStuffins wrote: »

Rogan is commentating at ringside

*volume up...*

joeguevara

Some fight. DC was lucky to last last around.

Any word on O’Malley, was he injured?

s1ippy

Stretchered off, not sure

Just realised Cutelaba tested positive for covid, sucks

EagererBeaver

Jesus how did Goddard miss that eye poke?! Absolutely brutal and look what way it's left his eye.

funkey_monkey

joeguevara wrote: »

Some fight. DC was lucky to last last around.

Any word on O’Malley, was he injured?

Leg injury. Cause unknown yet. Showed him rolling his foot, but possibly injury done by a kick.

funkey_monkey

I've it even going into the last. DC 1 & 2. Stipe 2 & 3.
Money on DC.

eagle eye

DC needs a ko to win imo.

joeguevara

How are people scoring this?

funkey_monkey

Stipe won it for me

ShaneU

48-47 Stipe, possibly 49-46

s1ippy

eagle eye

joeguevara wrote:

How are people scoring this?

You could give DC two rounds, so likely 48-47 to Stipe. Could be be 49-46.

ShaneU

That eyepoke at end of the third round was disgusting

MrStuffins

Stipe never really in trouble.

There was a lot of "clinch" time there where Stipe was looking to do nothing. No advancement, no inside boxing, just leaning which I think should be given 20-30 secs before being broken up IMO

MrStuffins

ShaneU wrote: »

That eyepoke at end of the third round was disgusting

Was I the only one who noticed DC's eye was f*cked up before this? After the punches at the end of Round 2?

The eye poke was brutal! But I think he was compromised already.

Carroller

I don't know why DC is giving out so much about the poke. Clear poke but he wouldn't have been happy to have the fight ended by doctor

Esse85

The cameras went to DC corner every time after a round, UFC definitely wanted a DC finish. Miocic doesn't get the credit he deserves at all.

kwestfan08

Great fight and end to the trilogy. I'd have to watch it back again but I had stipe winning all five rds. 1st was close but that's the only one I'd give DC, and I'm wearing a DC t shirt right now so I'm in no way biased!

joeguevara

Carroller wrote: »

I don't know why DC is giving out so much about the poke. Clear poke but he wouldn't have been happy to have the fight ended by doctor

If it was ended would he have won or would it be a NC.

Stipe eating some good boxes but bossed the fight. For me DC won the first round but that was it. At the end of the second, he clenched hard and climbed for the bell.

I was thinking it would be much more exciting as a three rounder. A lot of 4th and 5th they were clenched up against the barrier.

Very enjoyable card. Shocked O’Malley lost but hopefully learn and come back stronger. Really like him, but he may have been believing the hype. Never like flashiness like rainbow hair etc.

The arm bar in the women’s fight was class. She really showed her bjj expertise. Dana really getting amazing matchups. The talent pool is class. So much more than boxing.

MrStuffins

joeguevara wrote: »

If it was ended would he have won or would it be a NC.

Not sure about this. Ref clearly said "you are punched" so I'd imagine the ref would have called it a TKO

vafankillar

that eye poke was disgusting and ****ed up a bit of his performance as he was getting back into it, but he was basically out only for that bell so his luck sort of canceled itself out.

I think the main decider was how much of a punch stipe could take. thought that was pretty clear after surviving such big punches from nganou

joeguevara

MrStuffins wrote: »

Not sure about this. Ref clearly said "you are punched" so I'd imagine the ref would have called it a TKO

Just looked it up. If it’s intentional, and fighter can’t continue the fighter will lose by disqualification.

If an eye gouge occurs occurs as a result of a legal punch, it isn’t a foul. Unless the ref sees it as a separate movement.

joeguevara

vafankillar wrote: »

that eye poke was disgusting and ****ed up a bit of his performance as he was getting back into it, but he was basically out only for that bell so his luck sort of canceled itself out.

I think the main decider was how much of a punch stipe could take. thought that was pretty clear after surviving such big punches from nganou

I took it that the fact he was demonstrably clenching stiles legs which protected his face was evidence of him defending himself so fight not stopped. Not sure how long he would have been able to continue that and the bell definitely saved him.

Zero-Cool

Goddamn the chin and heart on both those guys. Glad Stipe won but both looked so exhausted. New gloves seriously needed to help stop the eye pokes. Jones can F off sniffing around for a shot at Stipe. I hope it happens eventually as would love to see Stipe wreck him.

LollipopJimmy

My ****ing arsehole sky box didn't record it, i was far too tired to stay up. I know the results now from trying to find vids online

smilerf

Axwell wrote: »

Nah others commenting in the Fight night thread who couldnt be bothered taking the 2 seconds it takes to make a thread...

a lot of people are confused with this new fighnight thread
You should go back to individual threads

smilerf

LollipopJimmy wrote: »

My ****ing arsehole sky box didn't record it, i was far too tired to stay up. I know the results now from trying to find vids online

mine too
Started recording at the result

The Ayatolla

Yep same here. Not sure what happened the recordings. Only had 70mins and started at them announcing the decision for the main event.

Titzon Toast

joeguevara wrote: »

Some fight. DC was lucky to last last around.

Any word on O’Malley, was he injured?

He must certainly was, some lad on Reddit posted a few days ago that he'd noticed Sean hobbling around awkwardly and only walking on the treadmill in episode 5 of UFC embedded.

Also, some punter put $40k on Chitto to win in the 1st round only a few hours before the fight. He had to have had some inside info. Paid out $190K.

It could have been a great fight too, shame.

rob316

Nice fight. Stipe just ate everything he threw at him never in trouble.

Tazzimus

Titzon Toast wrote: »

He must certainly was, some lad on Reddit posted a few days ago that he'd noticed Sean hobbling around awkwardly and only walking on the treadmill in episode 5 of UFC embedded.

Also, some punter put $40k on Chitto to win in the 1st round only a few hours before the fight. He had to have had some inside info. Paid out $190K.

It could have been a great fight too, shame.

Looks like Chito hurt him with a leg kick early on as well. Lads on Reddit reckon it was some nerve in his leg that was hurt, you can see his foot dragging shortly after the kick and when he went down at the finish.

pauldoo

I thought Rogan and Cruz were biased in the commentary and didn't give stipe enough credit, Anik was the only one praising him. Thought Stipe comfortably won that 49-46, maybe even 50-45 at a push, youd never tell listening to the commentary

Generally a fan of both Cruz and Rogan

US2

Sickening to see most people saying Stipe only won cos of eye poke. DCs eye was badly swollen before the poke. Stipe didn't seem worried atall about DCs power, walked straight into a few nice shots. Complete domination I thought.


People too saying o malley lost cos of a freak accident, i thought chito blocked a kick an hurt him, then he rolllee his ankle.

smilerf

Aniks pronunciation of miocic was really bothering me lol

Carroller

US2 wrote: »

People too saying o malley lost cos of a freak accident, i thought chito blocked a kick an hurt him, then he rolllee his ankle.

John kavanagh on Twitter explaining what he thinks may have happened. Same with DJ and Cejudo. Kick behind the knee damages the nerve

Tazzimus

This'll be the moment. He switches stance immediately and you can see his foot starting to drag.
Peroneal nerve is what people are saying he hit.

https://giphy.com/gifs/Q5jZ2DzNABdcpy7A4N

US2

Tazzimus wrote: »

This'll be the moment. He switches stance immediately and you can see his foot starting to drag.
Peroneal nerve is what people are saying he hit.

https://giphy.com/gifs/Q5jZ2DzNABdcpy7A4N

First time seeing that, doesn't even look like he connected properly with that kick but it's clear it hurt him. I thought it was a checked kick.