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turntabler posted:Joe Ro seems be throwing out best whatever to describe fights a bit lately. the way the sport is evolving whatever you're seeing right now is probably better than what came before
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May 25, 2014 17:30
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May 25, 2014 18:16
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Ninja fetus posted:Haha. Is he using the s-grip? Looks like a gable grip to me.
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May 25, 2014 18:28
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manyak posted:Well at least im vindicated in saying all the "Barao is the best p4p fighter in the world" talk was a joke. His striking is so fuckin ugly and one dimensional but he just kept getting the job done, i never thought TJ would be the dude to expose it. that was some of the best striking i've ever seen in MMA i think What always bothered me is how hittable he is. The big difference between him and Aldo is that Barao would get hit all the time in fights he was dominating, like vs Jorgensen.
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May 25, 2014 20:16
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im the dude on the left, the mushrooms just kicked in and my hand skin is breathing
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May 25, 2014 20:20
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niethan posted:im the dude on the left, the mushrooms just kicked in and my hand skin is breathing "Hey I know our monkey just beat up that kobold or whatever but the light spinning around my bracelet is out of control"
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May 25, 2014 20:47
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Meowbot posted:Was Joe Rogan's feelings of "best performance" ever really justified though? I can think of a few other fights that impressed me more but at the same time this was the underdog wrecking the champion which we usually don't get to see. For my money I can't think of a bigger moment where someone so dramatically rose to the occasion. All the other "big upsets" like Serra/GSP definitely seemed like one-off performances but TJ was so clearly dominating Barao that I'm not sure if Barao can win the title back from him.
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May 25, 2014 20:55
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Yeah, that's what makes it such a major upset. Serra/GSP, while amazing, was basically one lucky punch. This was Barao getting dominated in basically every facet for four rounds and then stopped in the 5th. I don't even think the people that thought TJ had a chance at winning thought that he would dominate the extremely dominant titleholder.
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May 25, 2014 21:11
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Mr. Nice! posted:Yeah, that's what makes it such a major upset. Serra/GSP, while amazing, was basically one lucky punch. It really wasn't. For the entire fight before that punch, Serra was throwing rights to the ribs as his response to GSP's jab. For the last three or four rights he threw, GSP immediately dropped his hand to his ribs to protect them, and that's when Serra switched it up and came over the top. It was a strategy predicated on GSP choosing to strike and not go for takedowns (which is why GSP spend basically no time whatsoever standing with Serra in the rematch), but when you spend several minutes setting up a punch it's not "lucky".
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May 25, 2014 21:21
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fatherdog posted:It really wasn't. For the entire fight before that punch, Serra was throwing rights to the ribs as his response to GSP's jab. For the last three or four rights he threw, GSP immediately dropped his hand to his ribs to protect them, and that's when Serra switched it up and came over the top. It was a strategy predicated on GSP choosing to strike and not go for takedowns (which is why GSP spend basically no time whatsoever standing with Serra in the rematch), but when you spend several minutes setting up a punch it's not "lucky". Lucky isn't the right word, but he didn't have a prayer of doing it again in the rematch
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May 25, 2014 21:23
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T-J Dilla is finally living up to his name by being cool as heck Kikuno is hilarious and I hope he gets a fight with the brazillian that humped Erik Silva's knee
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May 25, 2014 21:25
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gsp did fight weirdly in that match though I havent seen if for a long time I remember him throwing a really strange amount of high kicks
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May 25, 2014 21:26
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Fat Twitter Man posted:Lucky isn't the right word, but he didn't have a prayer of doing it again in the rematch That's because, as I mentioned, in the rematch GSP smartly changed his strategy and spent basically no time whatsoever striking with him. If he'd come out looking to strike again, it's not at all unlikely that he'd've gotten caught again. In the first match, Serra and Longo came in with a better gameplan than GSP did and finished him. In the second match, GSP and Jackson came in with a better gameplan than Serra did and finished him. Neither result was "lucky" or a fluke. Bundt Cake posted:gsp did fight weirdly in that match though I havent seen if for a long time I remember him throwing a really strange amount of high kicks The high kicks started because every time he exchanged punches he was getting his ribs bashed in. If he'd started working more front kicks than high kicks he probably could have disrupted Serra's strategy a lot more, but front kicks have never been a big part of his game.
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May 25, 2014 21:33
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Fights good. I like.
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May 25, 2014 23:03
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Just watched em now. Quite the card! Did anyone predict TJ completely dominating Barao? It still seems a bit unreal. TJ's footwork was nuts, he was was moving so quickly and precisely and at just the right moment. Maybe the best example is how TJ doged those back kicks. By the time the kick was thrown, TJ had circled almost 180 degress to Barao's other side. More important, TJ was using this to set up huge strikes (for a bantamweight especially!) all night. And then finishing him was just icing on the cake. Rogan is a bit prone to hyperbole, but that really was one of the best performances I've ever seen, especially as a massive underdog! It kinda over shadows the rest of the card. DC dominated Hendo, which I don't think anyone was surprised about. Those throws were huge and hilarious, and the rest of the fight very workman like. And Lawler looked amazing as well. He adopted that same close range style he used against Hendricks, which he uses along with his constant hand fighting and pretty good head movement as well. Ellenburger didn't really show up, but a big part of this is how dominant Lawler is. Lawler needs that rematch I think, or at the very least he should fight only the very best in the divison.
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May 25, 2014 23:23
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Count Roland posted:TJ's footwork was nuts, he was was moving so quickly and precisely and at just the right moment. Nobody predicted Monkey Style doing so well
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May 26, 2014 00:19
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Robawesome posted:Nobody predicted Monkey Style doing so well Rusty Shackleford did.
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May 26, 2014 00:22
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K8.0 posted:The fact that TJ is an insufferable douche means he's basically guaranteed to win the belt.
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May 26, 2014 00:56
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It's funny - if you go back and watch the embedded that was posted right before the card where Dana gives his 'infinite fucks' motivation speech he talks about guys needing to step up and have their Gustafsson moment to make a name for themselves in the sport - and TJ went out there and did just that and blew everyone away in the process. Not that the speech was the reason why he did but it's an interesting moment to look back on now with how the night played out.
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