Probably enjoyed the other one more because there was a title fight and I got to see Liddell and Couture as well.
Coleman is a gutsy mofo but he was pretty much outclassed. The main event was a bit of a snorefest.
Lytle v Davis was a great fight too.
Pity Egan got his arse handed to him.
The Ole/Fields issue is a bit of a ridiculous Irish cultural phenomenon. When the Ole Ole thing starts there are always guys up standing with their backs to the action, facing the crowd urging people to join in.
I think that if the guy in front of you at a sporting event stands up for no reason other than excitement more than three times in a night and substantially blocks your view they should be fair game for a puck in the face.
The Fields of Athenry almost broke out during TNA as well. Ole Ole had a good run out. The Dudleys, sorry, Team 3D and Samoa Joe loved it.
Did anyone see that they showed Bernard Dunne in the crowd.
On the screen his caption read:
“Bernard Dunn - 1992 Olympic Boxing Gold Medallist”
Bubba Ray is a master of controlling a crowd. He turned to the crowd and shouted “Bubba” in an effort to get the crowd chanting and they and me duly obliged. I’ll have a full report done on the night soon enough. Wrestlemania has a lot to live up to but I doubt it can to be honest considering they dont have near the level of talent of TNA.
Just back home from the UFC and as hungover as fuck. I had 30euro at 9/2 on the Lytle/Davis fight to be fight of the night(it was) so delighted with that.
I was totally disgusted with Shogun Rua who is supposed to be a top5 lightheavy in the world. For his second UFC fight in a row he looked gassed after the first round. Mark Coleman is 44, way past his prime and a one dimensional fighter, yet Rua struggled and struggled badly to beat him.
I thought the o2 areana was a superb venue for it, I had great seats yet I found myself looking at the big screens rather than the cage for most of the event as the wire mesh does restrict the view. For instance in one of the non televised fights there was a knockout with a back kick to the body. When I saw it first through the cage I was 100% sure it connected to the guys balls and was an illeagal blow but on the big screen it clearly landed in the ribcage.
Great night though enjoyed it
The biggest fight ever in MMA and UFC history takes place tonight at 3am live on Setanta1. Two of the best pound for pound MMA fighters today George St Pierre and BJ Penn battle it out for the Welterweight title.
GSP is the reigning champ and BJ is the lightweight champ who is moving up to challenge him. If he suceeds(they fought once before years ago but BJ lost by controversial split decision) he will be the first man ecer to hold more than one belt at the same time in the UFC.
Going well in doing UFC bets lately so lets hope it continues tonight, I have 20euro on Clay Guida Vs Nate Diaz to be fight of the night at 3s with Paddy.
I expect GSP to win easily enough. I think he has come on more since their last fight than Penn has. GSP is just a big ball of MMA potential. All sides of his game are solid.
Machida and Silva should be a good fight too. Two undefeated LHW guys going at it. Should be Machida’s fight. It’s hard to know how good Silva is.
Machida has wins over Penn, Franklin, Ortiz and White.
Silva has no real big name wins. He has beaten Houston Alexander who holds a win over Keith Jardine, and a win over James Irvin who has since challenged Anderson Silva at LHW and lost.
I don’t pay enough attention to LW division. I do like Diaz though.
Guida seems to be a bit up and down.
My only concern would be that Diaz would end Guida quickly and ruin your FOTN bet.
I, like the bookies, expect wins for Bonnar, Diaz, Parisyan, Machida and GSP.
Machida and Parisyan might be a little too heavy a favourite. I think GSP could be a stronger favourite.
BJ Penn by ko 5/1 is a nice bet, I’m not going to do it though.
I think BJ Penn is the better fighter but GSP is also a top fighter and a cardio machine so if it goes past 3rounds I think GSP will win, but I have a sneaky feeling BJ will stop him early. Cardio has always been BJs problem and moving up in weight might only add to this yet again.
Just incase this happens I stuck 10double on BJ(13/10) and DH Kim(9/4) against Karo Parisyan. The reason I go for Kim is because the price represents value. Parisyan always relies on his judo throws and Kim is perhaps a better Judo guy, he also has a big height and reach advantage judging by the weigh ins. Also Parisyan hasn’t fought in over a year, is coming off a bad injury and has being recieving treatment for panic attacks(not a great thing to suffer from if a cage fighter).
As you say all will be revealed I can’t wait
I did an accumulator on 6 guys. The five I mention above and Fitch. Favourites all.
Parisyan and Bonnar would both be concerns. Bonnar has been out of the ring a while too with a knee injury but Jon Jones doesn’t seem to have much of a pedigree. Bonnar should have more than enough for Jones if he brings his A game.
Maybe Parisyan’s panic attacks will allow him to tap into some weird primal power that will allow him to knock Kim the fuck out!
Fuck me, what a haymaker reminds me of the lightweight on the Ultimate fighter show this year that said he couldn’t be knocked out and his mate(a light heavy) cracks him one and breaks him in two. Can’t remember his name though(he was Mirs first pick and a right cocky prick)
David Kaplan gets drunk and claims that he cannot be knocked out. He asks Tom Lawlor to to hit him. Lawlor at first declines to do so. At Kaplan’s insistence, Lawlor punches Kaplan in the jaw and Kaplan falls to the floor unconscious. Kaplan claims he was not knocked out.
Well Cluaindiuic you were spot on, GSP won easily. He did a Brock Lesnar on BJ, took him down and beat 7 shades of shite outa him. After all the shit BJ talked about GSP being a quitter he might have the cop to keep his big mouth shut anymore before his fights.
Overall it was a shite UFC to watch, Karo Parisyan and DH Kim absoloutely stunk the joint out of it with their fight. They basically hugged against the cage for all of round3, and how Karo got the decision is beyond me. I had it a draw but it was impossible to score it was so bad in fairness.
I was delighted Machida won and with a KO too, I’d be a massive fan of his and he gets a lot of stick from the crowd because of his elusive style. I hope he gets the next title shot.
Thiago Alves gets the next shot at GSP and he’s a beast too, should be a great fight and hopefully a bit closer than tonights one.
Was anyone elses Setanta a bit fooked up as in the sound was slightly out of sync with the pictures for the last hour and a half? This happens regularly on my Setanta and annoys the shit out of me.
Just after spotting I got my Fight Of The Night bet up yet again. It’s not really worth a fook this time though as they gave out two Fights Of The Night so the bookies will look at it as a dead heat and I’ll only get half my stake at 3/1 instead of the full amount, bolox to that.
[quote=“cluaindiuic”]Nice one Koscheck, that’s my accumalator ruined.
Nice KO though. Though it was a tad controversial at first but when Koscheck sees the replay he’ll know the ref had no choice.[/quote]
Just after watching it now, wouldn’t look at any sites/Setanta News etc until I saw it as I didn’t want to know results.
I couldn’t believe Koscheck got KOd(and he was despite the protests). I had Dan Hardy/Markham backed to be FOTN and Dos Santos to be KO of the night so no joy for me either. Dos Santos got a TKO allright but there was so many TKOs/KOs I knew I was fooked.
I wasn’t really impressed with the card at all and only enjoyed the Kelly/Mandaloniz fight to be honest. Demian Maeia is leathal on the ground, hope he has a chin though if he faces Anderson or he’ll be picked off before it hits the ground.
For the first time in a long time I enjoyed the Boxing that was on Setanta early Sunday morning way more than this event. I love Boxing too but generally prefer the UFC cards but not this one I’m afraid.
Well Cluaindiuic whats your bets for this weekends UFC?
Here are my probable losers
I’m sticking a tenner on Gray Maynard/Jim Miller to be Fight Of The Night at 4/1.
I’m also doing a massive 5euro on Brandon Vera to win KO of the night at 9/1 and another 5euro accum on Jim Miller win, Matt Brown win and Shane Carwin win.
Keeping my stakes small this time as I don’t particularly fancy anyone on the card to go heavy on. I only picked the three lads in the accumm as I thought the odds represented value on them in what I’d consider all to be 50/50 matchups. Jardine is a big price too, if he avoids a Rampage bomb I could see him sneaking out a kick and run decision. Not going near him though as I reckon he’ll eventually get caught with a hook to the jaw and be KO’d.
Carwin has a ridiculous record of KOs. So him for KO of the night seems like a decent bet at 7/1. He comes across as a bit of a Lesnar clone.
Heavy hands with a wrestling background.
None of his fights have gone longer than 2.11 of the first round. And that was his first ever fight. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shane_Carwin
Gonzaga is a big step up for him but if he wins he could win quick.
