Best WMMA fight I've seen.
Agree with the 3-2 Rose but 4-1 I can live with.
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Best WMMA fight I've seen.
Agree with the 3-2 Rose but 4-1 I can live with.
Close fight that I felt Rose won 3-2 thanks to here performance in the 5th round but wow are these commentators biased in favor of Rose.
I thought they were biased the other way. JJ would throw a combo & land nothing & they would say she landed.Quote:
Originally Posted by BeerAndPoker
Why do you think that? I thought Rose clearly out skilled her in 1 and 2, they gave JJ all kinds of props in 3 and a lot of 4 then it was almost all Rose in 5. Busted JJ up and took her down. they just seemed to nail the call all fight long. Potentially you had money on JJ or a big fan of hers?Quote:
Originally Posted by BeerAndPoker
Not a chance I would have bet on this fight nor do I care who wins but Rose missed a lot with her punches too and they acted as if everything was landing cleanly. Of the punches that did land Rose hit Joanna harder which was to be expected while Joanna is more the jabber wear you down type.Quote:
Originally Posted by peter mcneilWhy do you think that? I thought Rose clearly out skilled her in 1 and 2, they gave JJ all kinds of props in 3 and a lot of 4 then it was almost all Rose in 5. Busted JJ up and took her down. they just seemed to nail the call all fight long. Potentially you had money on JJ or a big fan of hers?Quote:
Originally Posted by BeerAndPoker
They made one good point about leg kicks not getting enough credit but Rose showed her heart to battle through in that 5th round to win it. She will have a tough time walking tomorrow no doubt about that.
I like this fight a lot and I think Iaquinta is dangerous.
Khabib is something else, good god.
Rogan confused me in the Khabib fight. Khabib absolutely dominated one of the top strikers at 155 and he ripped his stand-up. Khabib looked awesome tonight. Great night of fights.
Thats the best 155 lb fighter in the world? Couldnt finish a guy who took the fight on one days notice and didnt have a 5 round camp? GTFO you Russian douchebag
LOL according to their stats Al only landed 5 strikes in the 5th round.
Khabib got away from gto strategy after the second round not going hard for take downs. It felt as if he wanted to go the distance to prepare for a five round fight with GSP later this year, if it even happens.
He definitely used the third round to prove his stand-up. I'm still confused by rogans call, nobody has lit Iaquinta up standing like that. Khabib beat him every second of that fight in every area.Quote:
Originally Posted by BeerAndPoker
McGregor is dangerous for Khabib, he's a lot more accurate and quicker than Iaquinta and Khabib leaves his head out there. Khabib calling out GSP rather than McGregor was an awesome fuck you to Conor. Didn't even give him the respect of the call out, Conor must be losing his mind.
Khabib has the best quotes 'Iaquinta is the real Brooklyn gangster, he come to fight, Conor wants to fight bus'
Meh still can't believe Khabib didn't stop him.
I agree though Khabib dominated and Iaquinta had a punchers chance but I don't think he wins that fight more than 1/10 times.
Lots of guys make it to a decision vs Khabib. He isn't a great finisher, he's awesome at dominating guys, beating the shit out of them and winning every moment of every fight though. I can't remember him losing even 30 seconds of a round, maybe vs Gleison Tibau?Quote:
Originally Posted by simpdog
Iaquinta is a fucking good fighter, he's beat some good guys and was slowly pushing towards the elite of the division. Wins over guys like Masvidal and Kevin Lee are pretty solid. Masvidal is widely considered one of the top boxers in the UFC and Iaquinta edged him out standing then Khabib comes in here and crushes Iaquinta on his feet. I thought this was a hell of a fight for Khabib.
Could you guys imagine if that spinning backfist landed? Even Khabib knew that was close.
Khabib was playing with fire standing for the better part of 3 rounds.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hockey Guy
How awesome are Serra & Longo. Rogan is right, they need a reality show.
I agree with everything you wrote but Al wasn't as dangerous in the last 2 rounds because he'd been bludgeoned for 3 rounds. He was also really protecting against another takedown which forced him to not really let it fly when Khabib was vulnerable with his chin straight up like that. Of course this might happen against Connor or Tony too because his GnP is that dangerous. I believe Khabib has to be taken out early or it won't happen.Quote:
Originally Posted by peter mcneilLots of guys make it to a decision vs Khabib. He isn't a great finisher, he's awesome at dominating guys, beating the shit out of them and winning every moment of every fight though. I can't remember him losing even 30 seconds of a round, maybe vs Gleison Tibau?Quote:
Originally Posted by simpdog
Iaquinta is a fucking good fighter, he's beat some good guys and was slowly pushing towards the elite of the division. Wins over guys like Masvidal and Kevin Lee are pretty solid. Masvidal is widely considered one of the top boxers in the UFC and Iaquinta edged him out standing then Khabib comes in here and crushes Iaquinta on his feet. I thought this was a hell of a fight for Khabib.
If Khabib tried to fight Conor, or any of the other top 5 guys,like he fought tonight, he will get destroyed. This guy is the weakest 26-0 undefeated champion in combat sports history. He hasnt beaten anyone. Hell I'd love to see him fight someone like Diaz at 155. He'd get destroyed. His biggest win was against Dos Anjos 4 years ago. Since that fight hes fought a total of 4 times including tonight, against guys most of us havent even heard of. Dos Anjos has fought 10 times since then. Hell even Conor has fought 8 times in the last 4 years
Good point and I think you're right. You lose so much pop on your shots after wrestling for 2 straight rounds. I still think Khabib is a nightmare for McGregor but it's an interesting fight.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hockey GuyI agree with everything you wrote but Al wasn't as dangerous in the last 2 rounds because he'd been bludgeoned for 3 rounds. He was also really protecting against another takedown which forced him to not really let it fly when Khabib was vulnerable with his chin straight up like that. Of course this might happen against Connor or Tony too because his GnP is that dangerous. I believe Khabib has to be taken out early or it won't happen.Quote:
Originally Posted by peter mcneil
If Connor or Tony & others can keep it standing they will piece him up & I think we can all agree on that. The problem is keeping it standing, especially the first round, something Connor has shown he has a problem with & Tony may be stupid enough to think he has an advantage there.Quote:
Originally Posted by jsearles22