ens189 Posted April 27, 2014 Report Share Posted April 27, 2014 Bones and Rumble looked impressive as fuck last night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavyJones Posted April 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2014 The only winner I was unimpressed with last night was Gomi. What's with that guy his cardio is always shit. He was a superstar in Pride, always exciting to watch back then but since he came over to UFC his fights are pretty bad, even when he wins. I'm very surprised they gave him FOTN honors, he looked sloppy to me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ens189 Posted April 27, 2014 Report Share Posted April 27, 2014 The only winner I was unimpressed with last night was Gomi. What's with that guy his cardio is always shit. He was a superstar in Pride, always exciting to watch back then but since he came over to UFC his fights are pretty bad, even when he wins. I'm very surprised they gave him FOTN honors, he looked sloppy to me. Completely agree, they both looked terrible. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentor Posted April 27, 2014 Report Share Posted April 27, 2014 Bones vs The Mauler 2 better happen next. Sure hope so. Bones did not win the last one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Posted April 28, 2014 Report Share Posted April 28, 2014 The only winner I was unimpressed with last night was Gomi. What's with that guy his cardio is always shit. He was a superstar in Pride, always exciting to watch back then but since he came over to UFC his fights are pretty bad, even when he wins. I'm very surprised they gave him FOTN honors, he looked sloppy to me. Gomi has looked like a pale imitation of himself since well before he came to the UFC -- anyone who saw him fight in Sengoku (or even the VTJ 2009 fight he won) could tell you this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ens189 Posted April 28, 2014 Report Share Posted April 28, 2014 It's not a coincidence that guys come over from Asia and look awful. They have to be tested here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rambo Posted April 28, 2014 Report Share Posted April 28, 2014 Sure hope so. Bones did not win the last one. Under the 10 point must system imho it should of been ruled a draw. It's not a coincidence that guys come over from Asia and look awful. They have to be tested here. This is true. I think Rumble can be the guy that destroys Jon Jones. He looked really good last night. I might be the only one who wasn't impressed with what JJ did to Glover. I honestly expected it to be a repeat performance of JJ vs Rampage. Some eye poking, take them down when they were tired, and choke em or pound em out til the ref steps in. Glover's 34 and he didn't beat top contenders to get his title shot. Very similar to Anderson Silva (at times) - getting title shots vs inferior opponents and delaying the really tough challenges that everybody wants to see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ens189 Posted April 28, 2014 Report Share Posted April 28, 2014 Under the 10 point must system imho it should of been ruled a draw. This is true. I think Rumble can be the guy that destroys Jon Jones. He looked really good last night. I might be the only one who wasn't impressed with what JJ did to Glover. I honestly expected it to be a repeat performance of JJ vs Rampage. Some eye poking, take them down when they were tired, and choke em or pound em out til the ref steps in. Glover's 34 and he didn't beat top contenders to get his title shot. Very similar to Anderson Silva (at times) - getting title shots vs inferior opponents and delaying the really tough challenges that everybody wants to see. What challengers is he delaying? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rambo Posted April 28, 2014 Report Share Posted April 28, 2014 What challengers is he delaying? Gus Cormier next up will be Rumble if he puts together a streak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minark Posted April 28, 2014 Report Share Posted April 28, 2014 I definitely thought his make Cormier and Gus fight was his way of trying to avoid Gus a second time. He knows that first one was VERY close and I think he wants Cormier to win blocking Gus' chance of a rematch. Cormier is much shorter without the reach of Gus and Jones can just use his length to keep distance, tire out Cormier and then dance to a decision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ens189 Posted April 28, 2014 Report Share Posted April 28, 2014 Gus Cormier next up will be Rumble if he puts together a streak. How's he delaying them? He's the second most active champ, will fight Gus this fall and then presumably Cormier in the spring. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClarkKent Posted April 29, 2014 Report Share Posted April 29, 2014 Yeah the Glover/Jones fight was a bit of a missmatch but Glover showed how tough he was in that fight, apparently he popped his shoulder out in the first round and continues to fight the entire five rounds. Not the most even fight but it showed how tough Glover is to hang in there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooby Posted April 29, 2014 Report Share Posted April 29, 2014 It doesn't seem like delaying to me, they made Gus fight a dumb fight in between the rematch well before bones vs glover. Who was he supposed to fight while Gus fought Manuwa? Tell me you don't believe that was any more fair than this one 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 29, 2014 Report Share Posted April 29, 2014 I was pretty surprised by Jon Jones to be honest. His striking defense looked a lot better and he was less afraid to get hit then normal. After seeing the fight i think he will do much better against gustafsson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooby Posted April 29, 2014 Report Share Posted April 29, 2014 Yeah Bones was walking forward the entire time, he only retreated in the 24th minute. He stood in front of him and didnt really try to take it to the ground. I was never really a Bones fan but seeing all this hate makes me root for him. If he was scared of Gus Or Cormier, he wouldnt call out for the winner of them. Hes running from good opponents? Like who? Belfort? Shogun? Lyoto Machida? Sonnen? Rampage? Rashad Evans? Everyone will keep conjuring up opponents who are supposed to be the one to take him down and unless he loses, afterwards they will say he ducked the next guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rambo Posted April 29, 2014 Report Share Posted April 29, 2014 The words he chooses in interviews reflect his eagerness to fight Gus and Cormier. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minark Posted April 29, 2014 Report Share Posted April 29, 2014 I wouldn't say fighting Glover was delaying anything. But I think his ploy to get Gus to fight Cormier was a delay tactic. His excuse was he wants to fight the toughest man or however he said it. If that was true, he'd want to fight both and he could decide himself which was the tougher opponent. I think he sees Cormier out wrestling Gus and winning a decision on the ground and he knows his reach advantage over Cormier would make Cormier an easier match up. I think he's much more worried about fighting Gus a second time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooby Posted April 29, 2014 Report Share Posted April 29, 2014 If he beats whoever wins... won't he end up fighting the other? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minark Posted April 29, 2014 Report Share Posted April 29, 2014 If he beats whoever wins... won't he end up fighting the other? With UFC's booking he'll probably end up fighting whoever he beats 3 more times in a row. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rambo Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 With UFC's booking he'll probably end up fighting whoever he beats 3 more times in a row. Chael Sonnen vs Jon Jones 2 is in the works. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooby Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 Chael Sonnen vs Jon Jones 2 is in the works. i giggled 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentor Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 I think he's much more worried about fighting Gus a second time. My thoughts exactly. He knows he lost the first one. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooby Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 My thoughts exactly. He knows he lost the first one. Say the exact same thing about GSP's retirement and you will be crucified 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ens189 Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 I love how fighting a guy who won 20 in a row and beat some super tough opponents means that he was ducking a Gus rematch or Cormier. #mmafanlogic. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minark Posted May 1, 2014 Report Share Posted May 1, 2014 I love how fighting a guy who won 20 in a row and beat some super tough opponents means that he was ducking a Gus rematch or Cormier. #mmafanlogic. I'm assuming you're responding to Chris, but if you read it right he said delaying, not ducking. #mmafanreadingcomprehension Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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