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Another +1 for that. I called him out when his arm dropped, so can completely see why Herb stopped it. As you say, Lawler showed real class; a true professional. Although tbf, a scary as f
k one!
I enjoyed the prelims as well. You can never go wrong with a Garcia fight and I love watching Zabit's kickboxing too.
Just checking the spelling of Pedro Munhoz and Cody Garbrandt on wiki and it says 'KO (punches)' which seems wonderfully British in its understatement
k one!I enjoyed the prelims as well. You can never go wrong with a Garcia fight and I love watching Zabit's kickboxing too.
Just checking the spelling of Pedro Munhoz and Cody Garbrandt on wiki and it says 'KO (punches)' which seems wonderfully British in its understatement
I thought Herb Dean could have easily stopped Askren after being dropped and taking hammer fists, so if he didn't ask Lawler if he was alright then he made the wrong decision. In real time it looked the right decision, but I still don't know for sure what was or wasn't said to Lawler only what Askren said after the fight about Dean asking Lawler if he was alright.
I thought Marc Goddard disadvantaged Usman a number of times when Usman was attacking and trying to improve his position when on top of Woodley, also out of order on one occasion after standing both fighters up telling Usman to work.
I thought Marc Goddard disadvantaged Usman a number of times when Usman was attacking and trying to improve his position when on top of Woodley, also out of order on one occasion after standing both fighters up telling Usman to work.
Ej74 said:
How much do these guys put on after weigh in's ?
I've heard it can be a considerable amount
I think this is the area that needs ot be managed in terms of % gained after the cut
They apparently can cut up to 30lbs 48 hours before the fight. All water weight, so within 24 hours can potentially gain 20lbs. I've heard it can be a considerable amount
I think this is the area that needs ot be managed in terms of % gained after the cut
Ridealong said:
I thought Herb Dean could have easily stopped Askren after being dropped and taking hammer fists, so if he didn't ask Lawler if he was alright then he made the wrong decision. In real time it looked the right decision, but I still don't know for sure what was or wasn't said to Lawler only what Askren said after the fight about Dean asking Lawler if he was alright.
I thought Marc Goddard disadvantaged Usman a number of times when Usman was attacking and trying to improve his position when on top of Woodley, also out of order on one occasion after standing both fighters up telling Usman to work.
That Askren fight felt a bit rigged. Askren was taking a real beating and i've seen Herb jump in and stop those. Lawler did drop his hand to the mat which was a weird action and looked like he went limp, maybe he did black out for a split second. He gave a thumbs up but it would have been hard to see that. I thought Marc Goddard disadvantaged Usman a number of times when Usman was attacking and trying to improve his position when on top of Woodley, also out of order on one occasion after standing both fighters up telling Usman to work.
Goddard certainly seemed to break up the clinches quickly, whereas in the Jones fight they were happy to let it carry on. Not sure whether that's down to different referee styles or instructions from above.
g4ry13 said:
Goddard certainly seemed to break up the clinches quickly, whereas in the Jones fight they were happy to let it carry on. Not sure whether that's down to different referee styles or instructions from above.
I suspect some of it might be from above but probably more to do with trying to stop the clinch/fence borefest that UFC has become in recent times. I've no doubt it's very technical, but jaysus it's dull to watch. Maybe they have to let it play out more in a championship bout?It did cross my mind that Herb might have been looking for a submission by Askren a bit too much. He is the new hot property for the UFC. Not sure I buy it though. Askren and Dana have a long history of not getting on, which made it remarkable he finally joined the UFC in the first place.
Equally Woodley isn't flavour of the month with Dana, so that isn't beyond the realms of possibility. I do find Woodley quite irritating outside the ring, and his style hasn't given much excitement in the ring recently either; quite happy he's been knocked off his perch.
Equally Woodley isn't flavour of the month with Dana, so that isn't beyond the realms of possibility. I do find Woodley quite irritating outside the ring, and his style hasn't given much excitement in the ring recently either; quite happy he's been knocked off his perch.
JDS looking better and better in a very thin division (oh, the irony!). A fairly 'meh' card until the last two fights, some strange decisions (like Uncle Dana says, don't leave it in the hands of the judges).
The new format seems to be winning fans in the US, so that's a good thing for the sport (not that I'm convinced the UFC is), and as for their seeming infatuation with interim titles (Kabhib owns the title, but you have interim titles on Ferguson, with another one up for grabs soon. WTF?)
The new format seems to be winning fans in the US, so that's a good thing for the sport (not that I'm convinced the UFC is), and as for their seeming infatuation with interim titles (Kabhib owns the title, but you have interim titles on Ferguson, with another one up for grabs soon. WTF?)
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