McGregor vs Siver on BT Sports 19th Jan. Prelims: Midnight. Main Card: 3am

jodaw · 19-01-2015 03:24AM

Tibau shading this for me. Parke needs a very strong last round

Easy Rod · 19-01-2015 03:25AM

3rd round will decide it for me.

martyos121 · 19-01-2015 03:25AM

Trying to learn Portuguese from Tibau's corner. So far I can count down from 10!

:pac:

surpy · 19-01-2015 03:25AM

masti123 wrote: »

about 5am I believe

Should be 4.40am according to schedule i have

the nikkei is rising · 19-01-2015 03:25AM

Surely Gleison will be slow in the third carrying all that muscle

shano_88 · 19-01-2015 03:25AM

Probably 1 all going into the last.

Parke needs a big last round

TouchingVirus · 19-01-2015 03:27AM

manual_man wrote: »

sorry, my bad it's a bit late or early :pac: i had Pendred to win 29-28. wasn't pretty but typical Irish begrudgery by many saying it was robbery. Spencer rocked him in the first, but he didn't finish him off and other than that what real damage did he do? not a whole lot. Pendred took him down a number of times (including twice in the first), did good work on Spencer's lead leg, and landed a number of shots of his own. not pretty by any means, but deserved i.m.o.

Somebody with a different opinion doesn't make it "typical irish begrudgery".

Spencer controlled the fight by keeping it as a striking contest. I dare say he landed as many punches as Pendred did leg kicks, including that set of three in the first that rocked him. He resisted the other TD attempts and in my mind he was the aggressor for a big part of it while Cathal was a bit all over the shop. Maybe he didn't do enough, maybe Joe poisoned the opinion of an occasional watcher but there was a lot of talk from everybody here about how sloppy Pendred was, not about how amazing his leg kicks or TDs were. To that end it made for a surprising decision, especially the 30-27 calls

Joe24 · 19-01-2015 03:28AM

manual_man wrote: »

sorry, my bad it's a bit late or early :pac: i had Pendred to win 29-28. wasn't pretty but typical Irish begrudgery by many saying it was robbery. Spencer rocked him in the first, but he didn't finish him off and other than that what real damage did he do? not a whole lot. Pendred took him down a number of times (including twice in the first), did good work on Spencer's lead leg, and landed a number of shots of his own. not pretty by any means, but deserved i.m.o.

Is this not a bit harsh? A quick look on twitter and much the MMA media (and not just Irish MMA media) are saying Spencer clearly won the fight. Hardly just Irish people saying it. Nothing to do with "typical Irish begrudgery".

jodaw · 19-01-2015 03:29AM

Cannot help but think when looking at this fight. These guys and fairly decent mid tier fighters. I think Joe Duffy could have the tools to beat either of these lads.

Exciting times. Cannot wait to see Joe Duffy

the nikkei is rising · 19-01-2015 03:30AM

No clinch game from Parke, what exactly is he judo champion of?

Easy Rod · 19-01-2015 03:30AM

Parke scrapes it for me. Have a feeling the judges might overcompensate for pendred's 'hometown' decision and give it to tibau.

jodaw · 19-01-2015 03:31AM

I would give a draw

shano_88 · 19-01-2015 03:31AM

Parke shades it I think. Close though and not a great fight.

Packoman · 19-01-2015 03:31AM

Think Parke will get it

Oregano_State · 19-01-2015 03:32AM

Tibau 100%

manual_man · 19-01-2015 03:33AM

Brynn Black Ax wrote: »

most people on here are rooting for mcgregor because hes irish despite his personally i dont think "typical irish begrudgery" comes in to it

well look, personally i don't see any scandal, it was a closely fought fight and i had Pendred nicking it for the reasons i've already outlined. Rogan's commentary was awful i.m.o. and not a true reflection at all on how the fight went, perhaps that influenced how some people viewed the outcome, perhaps not, Pendred won ugly but he won and that's everything, doesn't matter how 'slick' you are once you get the job done

Standman · 19-01-2015 03:33AM

I think parke lost the second and won third. First round could go either way.

the nikkei is rising · 19-01-2015 03:33AM

Hopefully parke but the judges seem to favour takedowns tonight

Packoman · 19-01-2015 03:33AM

Damn, unlucky Parke.

shano_88 · 19-01-2015 03:36AM

Hall to win this in the first hopefully.

the nikkei is rising · 19-01-2015 03:37AM

shano_88 wrote: »

Hall to win this in the first hopefully.

Yeah I wouldn't mind three quick finishes then off to bed

19-01-2015 03:40AM

that was a really cool silva-diaz ad

DirkDiggly22 · 19-01-2015 03:42AM

Look, fair play to CP. I'd happily throw my hands up and say most of what I know from any fight comes from the commentary.. Just seemed like Spencer clearly demonstrated himself to be the better fighter early on, and Pendred offered little in terms of a response

AnotherYear · 19-01-2015 03:45AM

I try and support mcgregor as he's Irish and then he opens his mouth. I'd still rather see him win but he's hard to listen to

Strongbow10 · 19-01-2015 03:45AM

Lads what is Joe Duffy at these days? He took a detour to pro boxing for a while but returned to MMA aswell last year again didn't he?

Any chance we might see him in UFC in the future?

the nikkei is rising · 19-01-2015 03:45AM

Strongbow10 wrote: »

Lads what is Joe Duffy at these days? He took a detour to pro boxing for a while but returned to MMA aswell last again didn't he?

Any chance we might see him in UFC in the future?

He signed a few weeks ago

Wrongway1985 · 19-01-2015 03:46AM

Strongbow10 wrote: »

Lads what is Joe Duffy at these days? He took a detour to pro boxing for a while but returned to MMA aswell last again didn't he?

Any chance we might see him in UFC in the future?

Signed about 2/3 weeks ago!! interesting times ahead for him

jodaw · 19-01-2015 03:46AM

Strongbow10 wrote: »

Lads what is Joe Duffy at these days? He took a detour to pro boxing for a while but returned to MMA aswell last year again didn't he?

Any chance we might see him in UFC in the future?

Yes hes signed

jodaw · 19-01-2015 03:47AM

Think Joe Duffy could be our best hope of a second proper star

19-01-2015 03:48AM

AnotherYear wrote: »

I try and support mcgregor as he's Irish and then he opens his mouth. I'd still rather see him win but he's hard to listen to

i agree with you its cringeworthy but at the same time its done wonders for him when it comes to building his profile so you kind of cant blame him

McGregor vs Siver on BT Sports 19th Jan. Prelims: Midnight. Main Card: 3am

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