UFC 252 Event Thread

Axwell · 16-08-2020 5:16am #1

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MrStuffins · 16-08-2020 5:17am

Just me and you Axwell? :pac:

Axwell · 16-08-2020 5:18am

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

Carroller · 16-08-2020 5:18am

Stipe KO 3rd rd

MrStuffins · 16-08-2020 5:19am

Decent enough card so far.

Gilbert Melendez very impressive earlier v Felice Herrig!

MrStuffins · 16-08-2020 5:21am

Stipe looks so lean here. Looks in great shape!

Carroller · 16-08-2020 5:23am

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

s1ippy · 16-08-2020 5:31am

Any fight companion from Rogan tonight?

MrStuffins · 16-08-2020 5:33am

s1ippy wrote: »

Any fight companion from Rogan tonight?

Rogan is commentating at ringside

s1ippy · 16-08-2020 5:41am

MrStuffins wrote: »

Rogan is commentating at ringside

*volume up...*

joeguevara · 16-08-2020 5:43am

Some fight. DC was lucky to last last around.

Any word on O’Malley, was he injured?

s1ippy · 16-08-2020 5:46am

Stretchered off, not sure

Just realised Cutelaba tested positive for covid, sucks

EagererBeaver · 16-08-2020 5:46am

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

funkey_monkey · 16-08-2020 5:47am

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 · 16-08-2020 5:52am

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

eagle eye · 16-08-2020 5:52am

DC needs a ko to win imo.

joeguevara · 16-08-2020 5:56am

How are people scoring this?

funkey_monkey · 16-08-2020 5:57am

Stipe won it for me

ShaneU · 16-08-2020 5:57am

48-47 Stipe, possibly 49-46

s1ippy · 16-08-2020 5:58am

eagle eye · 16-08-2020 5:59am

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 · 16-08-2020 6:01am

That eyepoke at end of the third round was disgusting

MrStuffins · 16-08-2020 6:02am

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 · 16-08-2020 6:03am

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 · 16-08-2020 6:04am

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 · 16-08-2020 6:07am

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 · 16-08-2020 6:10am

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 · 16-08-2020 6:12am

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 · 16-08-2020 6:14am

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 · 16-08-2020 6:16am

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 · 16-08-2020 6:18am

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 · 16-08-2020 6:22am

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 · 16-08-2020 9:40am

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 · 16-08-2020 11:38am

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 · 16-08-2020 12:21pm

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 · 16-08-2020 12:27pm

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 · 16-08-2020 12:28pm

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 · 16-08-2020 12:32pm

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 · 16-08-2020 12:53pm

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

Tazzimus · 16-08-2020 1:24pm

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 · 16-08-2020 7:48pm

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 · 16-08-2020 8:49pm

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 · 16-08-2020 9:43pm

Aniks pronunciation of miocic was really bothering me lol

Carroller · 16-08-2020 10:21pm

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 · 16-08-2020 10:33pm

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 · 16-08-2020 11:18pm

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.

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