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I can do all things through drat Bendo calling out Rory is badass
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# ? Feb 15, 2015 07:27 |
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did he just call Rory out for being a Catholic? lol
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# ? Feb 15, 2015 07:27 |
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squarerandom posted:Isn't Bendo only fighting with a weeks notice or something? And Hatch hit him quite a bit with kicks to the body in round 1/2. thatch isn't terrible but he and benson are on completely different levels talent-wise
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# ? Feb 15, 2015 07:27 |
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holy poo poo bendo/rory is genius benson starting to play the game like a champ.
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# ? Feb 15, 2015 07:28 |
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Marching Powder posted:thatch better by himself a giant gi and get rolling Yeah he was gassed but ben was still clearly levels beyond him on the ground
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# ? Feb 15, 2015 07:28 |
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ahahahahahahaha bendo called out rory i think that would be real bad for him, but i thought this fight would be real bad for him too bendo is the new cerrone
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# ? Feb 15, 2015 07:28 |
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Mr. Nice! posted:Lots of decisions and commercials. I see. I was actually out for dinner and was concerned I'd miss the fight but fortunately it started at what.. 1AM? Just doesn't seem the wisest programming but what do I know.
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# ? Feb 15, 2015 07:29 |
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Maaan Thatch's eyes are hosed up. Didn't realize how hard those shots in the third were.
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# ? Feb 15, 2015 07:29 |
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EvanSchenck posted:Man 155 must be harsh as poo poo, Bendo just murdered the poo poo out of this welterweight 155 is such a shark tank that Bendo just called out a top 5 welterweight to hopefully get another win and jump back into the lightweight picture.
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# ? Feb 15, 2015 07:29 |
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I hope Thatch stays healthy, there's a bunch of fun fights for him at 170
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# ? Feb 15, 2015 07:29 |
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I think he kissed his girlfriend with the toothpick still in his goddamn mouth
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# ? Feb 15, 2015 07:29 |
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btw how loving hard does rda hit?
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# ? Feb 15, 2015 07:30 |
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Bendo is and always has been real cool, sad some people forgot that.
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# ? Feb 15, 2015 07:31 |
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Vitamin Boss posted:I hope Thatch stays healthy, there's a bunch of fun fights for him at 170 thatch vs. matt brown or thiago alves
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# ? Feb 15, 2015 07:32 |
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Dangersim posted:btw how loving hard does rda hit? Dos Anjos hit him with a flying knee before the punch that ended the fight so Bendo was already hurt. Edit: here it is http://giant.gfycat.com/DaringRealisticAnglerfish.gif
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# ? Feb 15, 2015 07:32 |
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Well done Benson. You fought a smart fight and actually weren't boring. Thatch is good though and I think fighting an extemely experienced, durable guy with cardio for days was always going to be harder than the size difference alluded to
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# ? Feb 15, 2015 07:33 |
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Dangersim posted:btw how loving hard does rda hit? Tezcatlipoca posted:Dos Anjos hit him with a flying knee before the punch that ended the fight so Bendo was already hurt. in this fight bendo was constantly moving away and aside from the few times thatch had bendo stuck against the fence, he could never really sit down on any punches. Some of his kicks looked pretty good, and if any actually landed flush bendo would've been done.
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# ? Feb 15, 2015 07:34 |
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Thatch vs Erick Silva in a 7-minute, one round fight where both are given a shot of adrenaline at the Dude Wipes official checkpoint. Make this happen, Dana.
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# ? Feb 15, 2015 07:35 |
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1st AD posted:thatch vs. matt brown or thiago alves also Condit if he ever comes back. Has there been any word on his recovery?
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# ? Feb 15, 2015 07:35 |
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NippleFloss posted:Bendo is and always has been real cool, sad some people forgot that.
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# ? Feb 15, 2015 07:36 |
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People called me stupid for saying I thought Bendo deserved to be the favorite. That went just like the Khabilov fight, right down the the 4th round RNC finish. I love Bendo's boxing and I'm glad he's back to punching people and away from push kicking thighs. Too bad he doesn't seem to have much power. If he did he'd be unstoppable and those close decisions when he was champion would have looked a lot different.
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# ? Feb 15, 2015 07:36 |
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Let's be real, it is an awesome surprise that Benson won in that fashion. This fight proves that speed is still just as valuable a skill as size or strength and technique. Thatch knew exactly how to kill Benson, he just couldn't catch him.
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# ? Feb 15, 2015 07:38 |
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1st AD posted:that finishing sequence was crazy, thatch just tried to pull forward but left his chin out there and bendo just snatched the drat neck immediately It was brilliant by Bendo. He had Thatch in a straight jacket and to get enough leverage in his back to pull forward it's natural to lift your chin up. The whole sequence was a plan imo.
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# ? Feb 15, 2015 07:39 |
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at Cerrone smiling like a goon at the end of the fight. I really want to see him fight at WW later on.
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# ? Feb 15, 2015 07:40 |
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Benson is still a champion in my heart
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# ? Feb 15, 2015 07:40 |
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Did Benson look any bigger at all at 170? He seemed exactly the same size to me.
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# ? Feb 15, 2015 07:40 |
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Charles Gnarwin posted:155 is such a shark tank that Bendo just called out the welterweight number 1 contender to hopefully get another win and jump back into the lightweight picture. FTFY
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# ? Feb 15, 2015 07:40 |
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WEC FOAVAR bit late but that's what i want to say
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# ? Feb 15, 2015 07:41 |
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Fat Twitter Man posted:People called me stupid for saying I thought Bendo deserved to be the favorite. That went just like the Khabilov fight, right down the the 4th round RNC finish. I love Bendo's boxing and I'm glad he's back to punching people and away from push kicking thighs. Too bad he doesn't seem to have much power. If he did he'd be unstoppable and those close decisions when he was champion would have looked a lot different.
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# ? Feb 15, 2015 07:41 |
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MacDougall posted:It was brilliant by Bendo. He had Thatch in a straight jacket and to get enough leverage in his back to pull forward it's natural to lift your chin up. The whole sequence was a plan imo. yeah i get the feeling that he switched from the body triangle to 2 hooks in (or allowed thatch to peel the legs apart) so that exact thing could happen origami posted:Did Benson look any bigger at all at 170? He seemed exactly the same size to me. he fought weeks ago. he's not gaining any weight. but I think he hovers around 170 normally all year anyways
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# ? Feb 15, 2015 07:42 |
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MacDougall posted:It was brilliant by Bendo. He had Thatch in a straight jacket and to get enough leverage in his back to pull forward it's natural to lift your chin up. The whole sequence was a plan imo. Bendo was clearly fighting the entire fight with a nice strategy. He worked the body hard in the first two rounds without much threat of a takedown because Thatch was too big to get down while fresh. In the third, Thatch started to tire and Bendo got his back. The hand fighting was preventing a real submission attempt, but I think it was a part of the strategy to just ride the back for a round and really wear on Thatch's cardio. And it all paid dividends in the end when the takedown came so easily and Thatch seemed too tired to put up anything beyond basic grappling defense.
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# ? Feb 15, 2015 07:43 |
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origami posted:Did Benson look any bigger at all at 170? He seemed exactly the same size to me. He fought a few weeks ago at 155 so he wouldn't be any bigger really. He just didn't have to cut. Given a full camp he would certainly have been larger.
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# ? Feb 15, 2015 07:43 |
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origami posted:Did Benson look any bigger at all at 170? He seemed exactly the same size to me. well he fought at 155 less then a month ago, not really time to bulk up
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# ? Feb 15, 2015 07:44 |
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tesilential posted:Let's be real, it is an awesome surprise that Benson won in that fashion. This fight proves that speed is still just as valuable a skill as size or strength and technique. Thatch knew exactly how to kill Benson, he just couldn't catch him. no, not really.
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# ? Feb 15, 2015 07:45 |
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Condit vs Bendo needs to happen
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# ? Feb 15, 2015 07:45 |
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-Atom- posted:no, not really. shut up
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# ? Feb 15, 2015 07:48 |
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tesilential posted:Let's be real, it is an awesome surprise that Benson won in that fashion. How did you expect Benson to win??
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# ? Feb 15, 2015 07:48 |
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tesilential posted:Let's be real, it is an awesome surprise that Benson won in that fashion. This fight proves that speed is still just as valuable a skill as size or strength and technique. Thatch knew exactly how to kill Benson, he just couldn't catch him. umm,
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# ? Feb 15, 2015 07:48 |
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JuanGoat posted:It's probably because of the lack of finishes in recent years, but I've always thought his lightweight run was pretty entertaining. The Gilbert, Miller, Bocek, Guida, and Edgar fights were all pretty entertaining. A finish isn't necessarily an indicator of a quality fight. See Mir vs. Cro cop. I didn't like bendo because in a lot of his fights he seemed to dial down on the offense and fight much safer. tonight he was clearly experiencing adversity and took tons of risks trying to close the distance on thatch, and as a result the fight owned.
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# ? Feb 15, 2015 07:50 |
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honestly, even though thatch lost i think his stock went up a lot he had no experience against high level fighters and if he just came out and cold cocked bendo in 30 seconds we would still be asking the same questions we did before this thatch showed he can hang with a former champion, win a round or two and not gas he's got a bright future ahead of him
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