David Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 That's an awesome GIF there man. Sanchez is a warrior. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladstones Bitch Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 Cracking show last night, when the 3rd round finished in the main event I thought Diego had won but it was really close. The show had everything you want in a card, a knockout, submission and a couple of blood baths which always add to the excitement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightningxlock Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 It was indeed a blinding little show! Some of these 'Fight Night' type shows fall abit flat for me sometimes but this one totally delivered. Exciting submission decision for Bowles, devastating KO's for Pokrajac, Roller and Munoz. I thought the Weidman-Sakara fight was a right little war and Kampmann-Sanchez fired on all cylinders despite the controversial decision. UFC is a great place this year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hbk4life Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 It was a fun show last night. I thought Sanchez was going to win the decision but wouldn't have been at all surprised if Kampmann had won it, it was as close a fight as I expected it to be. Both guys looked impressive, I wouldn't mind seeing a rematch thats for sure. Bowles looked good as well, Page came out strong but Bowles dealt with it well and ended up with a nice sub. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted March 4, 2011 Author Paid Members Share Posted March 4, 2011 as far as TV shows go, it was a pretty awesome show.  Sanchez/Kampmann - this will definately be on the 'Best of 2011' DVD, an absolute barnburner. All debate is about scoring but i think it could have gone either way, i think the judges scored it based on Diego's constant pressure, Kampmann was clealrly landing more clean shots, but Diego never stopped. Kampmann took round 1, I had Diego taking round 2 mainly down to the twice he buckled Kampmann's knees at the cage and the 3rd to Diego because he scored a takedown in a round that otherwise even. Regardless it was a brutal, bloody fight...I don't think ive ever seen a face as busted up after a fight as Diego's was.  Munoz/Dolloway - i knew this would be a case of where it took place, Munoz standing is a threat to anyone because he hits so fucking hard. He got Dolloway and sealed the deal, that's all it takes. If that hadn't happened i fancied Dolloway but that's the beauty of MMA.  Sakara/Weidman - another nice little fight, enjoyed the hell out of the first round...after that Weidman's superior grappling prevailed. For a guy with only 4 fights to take out veteran in his prime like Sakara was f'n impressive, and that he was willing to stand and trade with a guy as dangerous as Sakara shows that Weidman's got some fucking nuts. I expect big things! only problem is now, he has to develop under the UFC banner which could be as much a curse and it is a blessing.  Roller/Tavares - WEC representing!! Holyfuck, this was one of the KO's of the year. After round 1 i don't think anyone was predicting this, Tavares was giving Roller a bit of a standup lesson, then one shot ends it. Reminded me of the Eastman/Lutter KO from back in the day, just a punch from nowhere. Hello highlight reel.  Bowles/Page - a carbon copy of the first fight! Bowles clearly didn't show sings of ringrust, back down to business. Glad he did too because Bowles is an exciting guy to watch and i wanna see him get a rematch with Cruz. 135 is looking healthy  Cracking wee show...i aint read the rest of the thread because im hoping to avoid the spoilers of the remaining prelims. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happ Hazzard Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 Dana giving the fighters such a large bonus just sends the message that having "exciting" fights is far more important than winning and will lead to fighters colluding with each other to have exciting fights IMO. To me, the most exciting fights happen when 2 fighters want to win and the excitement comes organically, not from a mutual desire to "entertain the fans" (and Dana). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members wandshogun09 Posted March 5, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted March 5, 2011 Â Jesus fuckin Christ it's even worse than I remembered. Â Gotta hand it to him, he doesn't quit no matter what state he's in. Even when BJ Penn made a goat's fanny out of his forehead the ref had to stop it cos Diego wouldn't have gave up. I don't think there's anyone in MMA with more heart than Diego. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1SinN6 Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 Meltzer was talking about howw Diego wins dec. fights because of his constant pressure instead of skills,, this shows it AGAIN. Stupid judges. Kampmann stuffed 99 procent of the takedowns, landed more shots and did WAAAAAAAY more damage... how he didnt win that fight is amazing... what a shit judges. Â Good show overall Had fun watching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members MoChatra Posted March 5, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted March 5, 2011 Meltzer was talking about howw Diego wins dec. fights because of his constant pressure instead of skills,, this shows it AGAIN. Stupid judges. Kampmann stuffed 99 procent of the takedowns, landed more shots and did WAAAAAAAY more damage... how he didnt win that fight is amazing... what a shit judges. Â Meltzer did still go with Diego as the winner of the fight, though. I agreed too. For me, the first was clearly Kampmann's round and the third belonged to Diego. The second was interesting in that though Kampmann landed more, Diego landed the better strikes and certainly Kampmann looked the more shaky fighter. For me, there was no doubt in my mind that Diego was the winner but I could see why judges might have gone with Kampmann in the second. An excellent fight- loved it! Â The undercard was lots of fun. Ray Longo's protege has plenty of potential and put away Sakara in really impressive fashion. He's definitely one to watch. The opener was really good whilst it lasted and is just the kind of action the lighter weight fighters usually bring. I thought the Dolloway stoppage win was premature but the ref had a much better view of it than we did at home, and as Rogan said, Mario doesn't usually jump in early. Roller's knockout was a thing of beauty- just perfect timing. Finally, how fucking jacked was that little ref? Bloody hell was he massive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted March 5, 2011 Author Paid Members Share Posted March 5, 2011 thought the camera team did an awful job of clearing up the Dolloway stoppage, a few times Rogan was trying to explain it was right and every time they cut the replay short, Dolloway was clearly in dream land for a few seconds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hbk4life Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 Does anyone know where I can watch the Palhares vs Branch fight? I can't seem to find it anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pryko Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 Great show from top to bottom on the main card. Have only seen the prelims that were shown on ESPN. Â I think the Sanchez and Kampmann fight was really close, and as mentioned before, if the fight had gone exactly as it did, but minus Diego's cuts, people may have a different view on it. Â Weidmann looked impressive against Sakara. Sakara fought well, but Weidmann took it all and dominated on the ground. Â The Dollaway stoppage was right I think. He was definitely counting stars before he came back round just as the ref stopped it. If it hadn't have been stopped there, it would have been unneccessary extra damage taken for him. Â Bowles vs Page. Those smaller guys can really go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members MoChatra Posted March 5, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted March 5, 2011 thought the camera team did an awful job of clearing up the Dolloway stoppage, a few times Rogan was trying to explain it was right and every time they cut the replay short, Dolloway was clearly in dream land for a few seconds. Â Yeah, viewers at home didn't get a good view of Dolloway's face during and after those punches, which is what Rogan was picking up on in justifying Yamazaki's decision. I'll give them the benefit of the doubt- if it had been Yves Lavigne officiating then I'd be much more sympathetic with Dolloway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
METAL ON METAL Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 The Bowles/Page fight was crazy, everything the same as their first fight - same finish (guillotine), same round (1st) & exactly the same time (3mins 30secs). Â Just unreal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted March 5, 2011 Author Paid Members Share Posted March 5, 2011 same time, i didn't know that. Mental..wonder what the odds on that would have been? Â Great comeback by Bowles though, fair play to him...he was complaining that he thought he was kind of the forgotten man of the WEC coming into the UFC, it was awesome to see him comeback and look so good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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