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UFC 245 - Usman vs. Covington, Sat Dec 14th.

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  • #102
    MidlanderMan
    Registered Users Posts: 663 ✭✭✭MidlanderMan


    mangobob wrote: »
    Because they are smart enough to know its just an act?

    I think its absolutely hilarious how many people he has triggered with his heel shtick. I thought it was too obvious to succeed when he first started, but it has worked like a dream. Good for him.

    Ah yes, "triggered" not just people who think the WWE schtick is inane ****e.


  • #103
    eagle eye
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,934 ✭✭✭✭eagle eye


    MidlanderMan wrote:
    Both have the stamina for 5 rounds, both have the take down defence to nullify the other, and neither is a particularly good striker.
    Usman is a serious striker.


  • #104
    MidlanderMan
    Registered Users Posts: 663 ✭✭✭MidlanderMan


    eagle eye wrote: »
    Usman is a serious striker.

    No, he's not.

    He has volume and some power, but he's sloppy as fook.


  • #105
    MidlanderMan
    Registered Users Posts: 663 ✭✭✭MidlanderMan


    Still Ill wrote: »
    Grapplefest incoming.

    Nah, 2 lads throwing jabs for 5 rounds.


  • #106
    mangobob
    Registered Users Posts: 1,149 ✭✭✭mangobob


    MidlanderMan wrote: »
    Ah yes, "triggered" not just people who think the WWE schtick is inane ****e.

    Well its worked well enough to make you struggle to articulate just how much you want to see him destroyed. Job done.

    "inane" it may be but clearly its worked on you like a charm.


  • #107
    john why
    Registered Users Posts: 454 ✭✭john why


    Oh great my kids are awake. Couldn't give me 30 more minutes


  • #108
    mangobob
    Registered Users Posts: 1,149 ✭✭✭mangobob


    This is a lot better than I was expecting.


  • #109
    Doff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 736 ✭✭✭Doff


    10-9 Colby but hard to argue a draw.


  • #110
    darced
    Registered Users Posts: 7,056 ✭✭✭darced


    Great round, Colby close.


  • #111
    eagle eye
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,934 ✭✭✭✭eagle eye


    Well Covington has a huge weakness, he didn't like the shot to the stomach. Usman should focus on that, it'll open up opportunities.


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  • #112
    Doff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 736 ✭✭✭Doff


    That wasn't below the belt. Very sneaky.


  • #113
    mangobob
    Registered Users Posts: 1,149 ✭✭✭mangobob


    I did not expect this fight to look like this.


  • #114
    al87987
    Registered Users Posts: 705 ✭✭✭al87987


    This is an incredibly tough foght to judge, carbon copies of each other.

    Always the way that you get a stand up fight when ya get two high level wrestlers


  • #115
    eagle eye
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,934 ✭✭✭✭eagle eye


    That eye poke was intentional by the looks of things.


  • #116
    Doff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 736 ✭✭✭Doff


    Colby with the DC special.

    Funny, DC has been criticizing everything Colby does yet remained dead silent on that.


  • #117
    MidlanderMan
    Registered Users Posts: 663 ✭✭✭MidlanderMan


    eagle eye wrote: »
    That eye poke was intentional by the looks of things.

    Learned a few things while rooming with Jon Jones it seems.


  • #118
    MidlanderMan
    Registered Users Posts: 663 ✭✭✭MidlanderMan


    Doff wrote: »
    Colby with the DC special.

    Funny, DC has been criticizing everything Colby does yet remained dead silent on that.

    DC special?

    You confusing your LHWs?


  • #119
    Doff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 736 ✭✭✭Doff


    Colbys broke his jaw, can only see one winner now.


  • #120
    mangobob
    Registered Users Posts: 1,149 ✭✭✭mangobob


    Yeah thats surely curtains for Colby now.


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  • #121
    mangobob
    Registered Users Posts: 1,149 ✭✭✭mangobob


    Still smiling even with a broken jaw lol


  • #122
    MidlanderMan
    Registered Users Posts: 663 ✭✭✭MidlanderMan


    Broken jaw my hoop.


  • #123
    Doff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 736 ✭✭✭Doff


    Maybe he said that so Usmans corner would advise him to go for headshots instead of the body. Some of that MAGA 4D chess.


  • #124
    Still Ill
    Registered Users Posts: 1,435 ✭✭✭Still Ill


    Who predicted no take downs after four?


  • #125
    darced
    Registered Users Posts: 7,056 ✭✭✭darced


    I have Colby 3-1?


  • #126
    al87987
    Registered Users Posts: 705 ✭✭✭al87987


    Really good fight. Draw so far


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  • #127
    iebamm2580
    Registered Users Posts: 1,611 ✭✭✭iebamm2580


    2-2 i reckon


  • #128
    mangobob
    Registered Users Posts: 1,149 ✭✭✭mangobob


    MidlanderMan wrote: »
    Broken jaw my hoop.

    Maybe you should tell usmans corner then because they think it is too :p


  • #129
    MidlanderMan
    Registered Users Posts: 663 ✭✭✭MidlanderMan


    darced wrote: »
    I have Colby 3-1?

    In what fight?


  • #130
    Doff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 736 ✭✭✭Doff


    What a bull**** finish


  • #131
    MidlanderMan
    Registered Users Posts: 663 ✭✭✭MidlanderMan


    Crybaby Quitington.

    Off to the WWE with you.


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  • #132
    darced
    Registered Users Posts: 7,056 ✭✭✭darced


    Fcuk off Goddard the worst ref in history, dying to stop it.


  • #133
    eagle eye
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,934 ✭✭✭✭eagle eye


    Woohoo, well done Usman and I had the ko at 5/1. Not after timing, put it up in the gambling thread. 


  • #134
    MidlanderMan
    Registered Users Posts: 663 ✭✭✭MidlanderMan


    darced wrote: »
    Fcuk off Goddard the worst ref in history, dying to stop it.

    What fight were you watching?


  • #135
    mangobob
    Registered Users Posts: 1,149 ✭✭✭mangobob


    MidlanderMan wrote: »
    Crybaby Quitington.

    Off to the WWE with you.

    You sure you're not a WWE fan yourself? You certainly sound like one.


  • #136
    al87987
    Registered Users Posts: 705 ✭✭✭al87987


    Great fight. Credit to both. That 45 seconds before that knockdown won the fight, Usman upped it when Colby was winning the decisive round.

    Stoppage was fine


  • #137
    Doff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 736 ✭✭✭Doff


    How funny would it be if Usman pissed hot now.


  • #138
    MidlanderMan
    Registered Users Posts: 663 ✭✭✭MidlanderMan


    mangobob wrote: »
    You sure you're not a WWE fan yourself? You certainly sound like one.

    He'll be whinging for weeks about this.

    Absolute the correct decision from Goddard to stop it.


  • #139
    eagle eye
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,934 ✭✭✭✭eagle eye


    I don't think it was even close anyways, I thought Usman won the first four rounds. I don't know what the commentators were at saying it was close.


  • #140
    MidlanderMan
    Registered Users Posts: 663 ✭✭✭MidlanderMan


    eagle eye wrote: »
    I don't think it was even close anyways, I though Usman won the first four rounds. I don't know what the commentators were at saying it was close.

    He won 2, 3,4, and was winning 5.
    Colby won round 1, if only for volume.


  • #141
    darced
    Registered Users Posts: 7,056 ✭✭✭darced


    MidlanderMan wrote: »
    What fight were you watching?

    which of the arm punches to the armpit did you feel forced the stoppage?


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  • #142
    derfderf
    Registered Users Posts: 1,588 ✭✭✭derfderf


    eagle eye wrote: »
    I don't think it was even close anyways, I thought Usman won the first four rounds. I don't know what the commentators were at saying it was close.

    You're crazy. 2-2 at best.


  • #143
    eagle eye
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,934 ✭✭✭✭eagle eye


    MidlanderMan wrote:
    He won 2, 3,4, and was winning 5. Colby won round 1, if only for volume.
    I can see why you would say that but it was volume versus power and I thought the power punches from Usman won the round. The difference in punches thrown wasn't that great either.


  • #144
    MidlanderMan
    Registered Users Posts: 663 ✭✭✭MidlanderMan


    darced wrote: »
    which of the arm punches to the armpit did you feel forced the stoppage?

    The unwillingness to defend himself from hammer fists while trying not hug a knee after being dropped lost it for him.


  • #145
    Doff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 736 ✭✭✭Doff


    One judge had 3-1 Colby with him winning the 5th
    One judge had 3-1 Usman
    One judge had 2-2


  • #146
    al87987
    Registered Users Posts: 705 ✭✭✭al87987


    My stream cut out when they announced the judges scorecards, anybody get them?


  • #147
    MidlanderMan
    Registered Users Posts: 663 ✭✭✭MidlanderMan


    Joe Rogan having a solid rant tonight about how stupid the judges are.


  • #148
    eagle eye
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,934 ✭✭✭✭eagle eye


    Just as I was posting there I heard the judges scores, obviously gone as corrupt as boxing now. The Aldo decision earlier being another example and I've seen these odd decisions in many UFC events of late.


  • #149
    MidlanderMan
    Registered Users Posts: 663 ✭✭✭MidlanderMan


    Doff wrote: »
    One judge had 3-1 Colby with him winning the 5th
    One judge had 3-1 Usman
    One judge had 2-2

    Yeah. And any judge who called it a draw or for CC is clearly fecking incompetent.


  • #150
    Still Ill
    Registered Users Posts: 1,435 ✭✭✭Still Ill


    Anyone who thinks that was a bad stoppage is delusional. WP Goddard.

    Great fight, not what I expected at all.


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  • #151
    darced
    Registered Users Posts: 7,056 ✭✭✭darced


    MidlanderMan wrote: »
    The unwillingness to defend himself from hammer fists while trying not hug a knee after being dropped lost it for him.

    I don't agree man, a great fight like that deserves a solid conclusion, no one was in danger, let it run.


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