UFC 109 Discussion

[zY|]

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I'm not so convinced Thiago won't win the standup as well. He gameplanned the shit out of Kos and you see how that turned out. Guys who use film study are tough to handicap. I really do think this fight is close to a pickem, therefore I'm going with Thiago most likely.

[SPX]

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I'm not so convinced Thiago won't win the standup as well. He gameplanned the shit out of Kos and you see how that turned out. Guys who use film study are tough to handicap. I really do think this fight is close to a pickem, therefore I'm going with Thiago most likely.

I don't see how being a punching bag for 3:28 seconds before landing a big punch that lead to an early stoppage was "gameplanning the shit out of Kos."

[MMA_scientist]

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I doubt Thiago will be able to get Swick down (or if he does manage to drag him down, he won't be able to hold him). Swick has tough TD defense. I think Swick uses a ton of leg kicks and the jab and wins a UD.

That sounds like a greater than -200 amount of certainty.

I almost put a bet on Swick. I really think its a bad style matchup for Thiago. But he was able to get Volkmann down I think... so maybe I am underestimating his takedowns. I really think Swick will win.

I honestly think I can pick every fight on this card except Serra/Trigg (I am kind of torn on Couture/Coleman too).

I should parlay them all for kicks.


Couture
Marquart
Maia
Swick
*Trigg
Danzig
Torres
Gracie
Emerson
Tucherer

If I had an account at 5dimes funded, I would throw down a $5 on it because I really think they will all win... had the Maia and Marquart bets not come out early, I would probably be on Swick and Emerson too.

Throw a $5 on that for me. Take out Trigg.

[zY|]

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I'm not so convinced Thiago won't win the standup as well. He gameplanned the shit out of Kos and you see how that turned out. Guys who use film study are tough to handicap. I really do think this fight is close to a pickem, therefore I'm going with Thiago most likely.

I don't see how being a punching bag for 3:28 seconds before landing a big punch that lead to an early stoppage was "gameplanning the shit out of Kos."

That's because you're biased and hateful.

He and his team watched tape and they found a strategy that they thought would work. Practiced it repeatedly, executed it, won the fight.

GAMEPLANNED THE SHIT OUT OF

[MMA_scientist]

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Agreed, I would take Kos in the rematch to win via strikes. He was landing a lot of shots... I won't call it lucky, because he trains to land a shot when a guy makes a mistake... and he did it. But I doubt he would land it again if they fought 5 times.

Not lucky, but unlikely.

[SPX]

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Throw a $5 on that for me. Take out Trigg.

Hell, why not? I'll put $5 on it and Paypal you half if it hits.

[zY|]

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They just seem primitive to me at AKA.

"I'm just gonna go out there and fight, bro. I don't care what he does, I'm gonna do what I'm doin, bro."

That's the vibe I get from the AKA trifecta. Guys that don't use strategy are far less successful than those who do.

[SPX]

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That's because you're biased and hateful.

He and his team watched tape and they found a strategy that they thought would work. Practiced it repeatedly, executed it, won the fight.

GAMEPLANNED THE SHIT OUT OF

I'm the biased and hateful one when you have some critical shit to say about everything and everybody?

[MMA_scientist]

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Throw a $5 on that for me. Take out Trigg.

Hell, why not? I'll put $5 on it and Paypal you half if it hits.

I won't hold my breath. But if you paypal me, I will parlay it every card until you tell me to cash it out. Take out Couture too, I have a funny feeling Coleman is going to dazzle us.

[zY|]

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That's because you're biased and hateful.

He and his team watched tape and they found a strategy that they thought would work. Practiced it repeatedly, executed it, won the fight.

GAMEPLANNED THE SHIT OUT OF

I'm the biased and hateful one when you have some critical shit to say about everything and everybody?

What's wrong with being critical? Isn't that what we're doing here?

I'm referring to how you don't even consider his win over Koscheck to be legit.

[MMA_scientist]

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Throw a $5 on that for me. Take out Trigg.

Hell, why not? I'll put $5 on it and Paypal you half if it hits.

I'm serious. I think it can hit. I am going to send you the $5 if it doesn't.

[SPX]

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What's wrong with being critical? Isn't that what we're doing here?

I'm referring to how you don't even consider his win over Koscheck to be legit.

I just thinking that sometimes you go overboard, like when you describe Diego's standup as "horrible" or try to discredit a fighter's win with "only scrubs get submitted with omaplatas."

As for Thiago and Kos, I think I consider it about as legitimate as Serra's win over GSP. Yes, it's a win, and it's legit, and it was fair. But is it going to happen again? Not likely and not often. In fact, I would even consider it less legit than Serra's win because he was getting beat the hell up before that shot that, yes, I consider to have been a good punch but Kos wasn't out. Serra, on the other hand, was fighting an even fight.

[SPX]

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I'm serious. I think it can hit. I am going to send you the $5 if it doesn't.

Let's do it. You sure we shouldn't keep Couture in, though? I mean, throw out Couture but keep Torres? If we're just going to get wild with the shit then might as well go all out.

$5 is $5. It's not a big deal.

[Mr. IWS]

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ill paypal 5 bucks to get in too.

[SPX]

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ill paypal 5 bucks to get in too.

Well shit, while we're at it, anyone else want to get in on this action? Maybe we should just make it a group effort, pool $5 from everyone, and then throw like $30 on a wild ass parlay with the winnings to be distributed evenly if it hits.