Damn. Didn't want to see Mark knocked out like that. Especially since his consolation prize for getting pit against a juicing Lesnar is being pit against Overeem.
I like Mark, and the fact that he had to fight a juiced to the gills Lesnar sucks, but he's also being kind of a baby about it. He said before the fight that he knew Lesnar was juiced to the gills, and he was going to knock him out anyway. Then he gets dominated and is all pissy about it. I dunno, he's not in the wrong at all, he just shouldn't have acknowledged the juicing before the fight and say it didn't matter, he'd still win.
Got a feeling Tyron "The Race Card" Woodley will win tonight. He has the advantage of having fought Wonderboy for 25 minutes, he knows how he feels/fights now, and he only took him down once in the first fight; if he goes to his wrestling more, gonna be a rough night for Wonderboy. I hope I'm wrong, cuz Tyron's a douche, but I think he takes it.
This result should be interesting. The knockdown at the end might factor in since nothing else happened much. Wonderboy definitely took 1,2, 4 though.
Be hilarious if they got another draw.
Edit: Well, one referee did score it a draw. If only that knockdown hadn't happened.
I thought it was a good fight overall though. Those tense, strategic battles are interesting to watch when you know both combatants can end the fight at any moment. As much as I wanted Wonderboy to win, Tyron is extremely good. When they are that evenly matched, there is little room for error. The crowd just wants a brawl though, so they kept booing.
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If Ubereem tests positive, Mark will go on a rampage lol.
I really wonder if Wonderboy blitzed more often, how it would go down. I know he's worried about takedowns, but I think he could still avoid them if he doesn't get too predictable with it.
Hell yes. It was both technical and action-packed. It was one of those fights that makes me go "now, this is real martial arts." Who would have thought Teymur would cement victory with 3 takedowns though? Vannata was a D1 wrestler(albeit for one semester iirc), and Teymur didn't start grappling until he began MMA to my knowledge.
And Vannata throwing spinning wheel kick counters was awesome. Fight of the Night most definitely. I am a new fan of both.
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I think we might enter an era where massive weightcuts aren't seen as so pivotal to victory. Hendricks, Gastelum, Cerrone, Rumble. Guys like this are performing so spectacularly, often performing better at their natural weight.
Gastelum looks so good at Middleweight. He's sharp, fast, and still packs finishing power. He did get tagged there, but Vitor even at 39 still has moves.
It's unfortunate DC had to get KO' d in the rematch, especially since he was finding success in the match. You can tell this meant everything to him. I agree with Rogan about DC. In basically any other era, DC would have been a long reigning GOAT type of champ. He just happened to be alive during the reign of the only guy who has his number.
Also, I picked Woodley over Maia, so I wasn't surprised he won. I still think Woodley could have gone for the finish though. While Maia has taken down wrestlers in the past, I just don't see him lasting long if Woodley is throwing meteors at him. As Cruz pointed out, Woodley was already doing down blocks since he could read the takedowns. I just think Woodley's wrestling game is so much more nuanced than Maia's, that Woodley could have afforded to let his hands fly more often while still avoiding the ground. Smart game plan from him either way though.
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