Wow Anderson Silva (spoiler!)
#3
It was a bizzare fight for sure... Sonnen dominating the positioning for the entire fight, but it didn't seem to me like he was doing much actual damage with the blows he was landing. Silva looked great on his feet at the start of every round, Sonnen looked tired. Five rounds of abuse, Sonnen didn't look anywhere close to scoring a knock out.
In the post-fight presser, Sonnen looked beat up... Silva looked fine.
In the post-fight presser, Sonnen looked beat up... Silva looked fine.
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Personally... I think that Silva was sandbagging. I think that him and Dana probably had a one on one where Dana was like, put on a fight worth watching mmkay and make it last more than one round. That plus he was doing the whole I represent BJJ thing. How many times have you seen Silva come out wearing a gi? I think that he just dicked around for 20 minutes putting on a show by demonstrating fine facial absorption skills and then came round 5, and he was like, **** you chael, I'm going to choke you, and break your arm. I mean, how many submission attempts were there? Only two by Silva for the whole fight.
If that **** was all "real" though, there was a big difference between chael and others Silva has fought recently-- he charged on in, instead of hesitating and dicking around. Also, he stayed -inside- of Silva's range, which is why and how he was able to hit Silva. Typically, Silva uses range super effectively and in this fight, he did not.
If there is a rematch, then I predict we will see Silva do some real fighting and knock stupid ol chael the **** out in the first 3 minutes.
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To add to that argument, I'll suggest that Seagal is not just training with Silva, but is consulting as well. Silva just acted out the final fight of every fight movie ever created...hero faces unexpectedly strong opponent, gets pummelled, nears the point of completely losing/getting knocked out/getting killed/being embarrassed, and then as time is running out, gathers himself for one final last ditch effort to pull out the victory.
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To add to that argument, I'll suggest that Seagal is not just training with Silva, but is consulting as well. Silva just acted out the final fight of every fight movie ever created...hero faces unexpectedly strong opponent, gets pummelled, nears the point of completely losing/getting knocked out/getting killed/being embarrassed, and then as time is running out, gathers himself for one final last ditch effort to pull out the victory.
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That bullshit explains a lot. Some of those techniques are semi-valid but in general, not really in the context of an MMA fight. I doubt that Seagal has been in a sportfight or a real fight for many many many years. Having practiced aikido myself, the only practicality credit I would grant it is for kinesthetic awareness, footwork, and positioning. There's a reason why you'll never see a wristlock submission in MMA. One it's technical to execute, two people resist, and three, adrenaline nullifies a lot. blah blah balh.
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I liked some of the other fights on the card a lot better...but good wins all around.
Nelson got his *** handed to him, and I enjoyed watching Dos Santos. The guy never looks like he's getting tired.
Hughes quick submission was amazing in a match that looked like it wasn't going his way for a minute there. Like the Silva fight, sometimes momentum doesn't matter, just who's still standing at the end...
That boring Alves/Fitch wrestling match made me feel a little gay just watching. WTF...get some licks in.
Nelson got his *** handed to him, and I enjoyed watching Dos Santos. The guy never looks like he's getting tired.
Hughes quick submission was amazing in a match that looked like it wasn't going his way for a minute there. Like the Silva fight, sometimes momentum doesn't matter, just who's still standing at the end...
That boring Alves/Fitch wrestling match made me feel a little gay just watching. WTF...get some licks in.