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Ginette Reno posted:It continuously blows my mind how good all the UFC fighters are as commentators. Former/current athletes in other sports that take up broadcasting almost always suck at it but like every fuckin' UFC fighter is great at it even if it's someone that is an rear end in a top hat or who you wouldn't think is all that bright. I think it's more that most of these guys also teach at their gyms or at the very least are constantly advising younger fighters they train with so the aspect of explaining techniques is something they're already accustomed to.
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Memento posted:My wife and I were about 20 minutes behind because we had friends drop by. OTOH, remember the days when you could just buy these shows for like 10 bucks. gently caress that was great value. gently caress you foxtel.
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Jul 9, 2016 06:34
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Memento posted:My wife and I were about 20 minutes behind because we had friends drop by. I've been burned like this so many times recording so many sports that I just set the option for the recording to stop two hours after the event's scheduled end on everything I tape. Even that wasn't enough for that drat Jays-Indians game the other night.
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Ginette Reno posted:It continuously blows my mind how good all the UFC fighters are as commentators. Former/current athletes in other sports that take up broadcasting almost always suck at it but like every fuckin' UFC fighter is great at it even if it's someone that is an rear end in a top hat or who you wouldn't think is all that bright. Part of it is that in team sports, it's very possible to be a successful athlete by being very, very good at your position without having a deep understanding of the strategy/tactics of the game overall. In an individual sport like MMA, you inherently have to be better at analyzing the whole of what's happening as it happens. Also, sportsgenius86 posted:I think it's more that most of these guys also teach at their gyms or at the very least are constantly advising younger fighters they train with so the aspect of explaining techniques is something they're already accustomed to.
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Jul 9, 2016 06:58
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In English football broadcasts, all of the good commentators and analysts tend to be former professionals. The worst ones are the ones who never played the game at all so the UFC fighters getting into it being good isn't shocking to me.
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Jul 9, 2016 07:07
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Presser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXpTjklYJ5s
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I would also bet that announcing is similar to coaching where natural talent is a hindrance. Stann and Florian were fighters who, while good, were not phenoms, so they likely had to work hard and think about why a particular technique works mechanically. I bet that somebody like Jon Jones would be terrible at calling a fight because poo poo just works for him when he tries it and he would have no idea how it actually happened.
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fatherdog posted:Part of it is that in team sports, it's very possible to be a successful athlete by being very, very good at your position without having a deep understanding of the strategy/tactics of the game overall. In an individual sport like MMA, you inherently have to be better at analyzing the whole of what's happening as it happens. It's the reason why quarterbacks and former coaches are by far the most likely to get jobs as color commentators for NFL games. To be a decent coach or QB, you absolutely have to know your poo poo.
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Jul 9, 2016 07:09
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That was fun, hoping Suarez and Choi get the POTN bonuses
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manyak posted:Good judging actually
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Jul 9, 2016 07:11
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dammit i also got burned by the dvr. this was listed as an episode of tuf instead of a fightnight so it used my "go fifteen minutes past" setting for tuf instead of my "go 3 hours past" that i just set on all sports by default. fortunately by the summaries it looks like the last 2 minutes of round 5 weren't much different from the first 3.
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Jul 9, 2016 07:13
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https://twitter.com/arielhelwani/status/751662368296345602 I haven't actually watched the presser yet but I fuckin' called it that Gadelha's post fight speech was saltier than it appeared
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Jul 9, 2016 07:35
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Fifthace posted:https://twitter.com/arielhelwani/status/751662368296345602 Yeah I can see that. Also Choi got a "you've been on a streak so far, what do you think is the key to your success question" and he just said "I think it's my abilities" 
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Ironic Twist posted:That was fun, hoping Suarez and Choi get the POTN bonuses You called it. Choi is loving awesome, getting on that train.
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Jul 9, 2016 08:50
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i really like watching JJ
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fatherdog posted:I would love to see Choi against Swanson. Against Kawajiri not so much poo poo is Choi still asking to fight Kawajiri? I love Crusher (and so does Choi which is why he keeps asking) but I think it's extremely telling that after Choi brutally retired Ishida instead of immediately mad dogging him and demanding to fight him he's done the opposite.
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Triticum Guzzler posted:poo poo is Choi still asking to fight Kawajiri? I love Crusher (and so does Choi which is why he keeps asking) but I think it's extremely telling that after Choi brutally retired Ishida instead of immediately mad dogging him and demanding to fight him he's done the opposite. No, he asked for Swanson, but then added that regardless, he wanted the winner of Swanson/Crusher.
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Jul 9, 2016 12:51
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Triticum Guzzler posted:poo poo is Choi still asking to fight Kawajiri? I love Crusher (and so does Choi which is why he keeps asking) but I think it's extremely telling that after Choi brutally retired Ishida instead of immediately mad dogging him and demanding to fight him he's done the opposite. ahh gently caress the ishida fight was so long ago I didn't realize that was doo ho choi... how can I support such a monster
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And then there was one GDT.
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