UFC 105

Couture - Vera - disappointing, although IMO Vera won
Great result for Dan Hardy
Thought Bisping was lucky to survive the first , but fair play to him for coming back
Good display from Ross Pearson too

Best fights were on the undercard - Terry Etim, Dennis Siver with a specatcular back kick, big ko for Andre Winner

Absolutely delighted that Slick Nick defeated Matt Riddle 

Also thought the MEN was a superb venue!

indie


Couture blatently won that fight,
Vera didn't do anything on those occassions he got randy down.
Vera did get about 10 strikes that could of taken down a rhino, but he did not capatilse on those opportunities!

Couture immobilsed any movement from Vera, using effective striking from within the clinch for basically the whole fight.

Points are awarded for grappling, aggression and octagon control, not just a few good leg kicks.

wasnt blatant at all...
most of the clinches were broken up by the ref cos couture did f*ck all in them.. vera was the aggressor, and did more on the ground.. imo vera had it!! couture himself said he wouldnt have been disappointed if he had lost it as he was impressed with vera...vera should have done more to finish couture, but as they always say, if u leave it in the hands of the judges then u stand the chance of gettin f*ckt!! couture is a clever fighter and did things well which will score him pts in the judges eyes..

http://www.justin.tv/zombie_grcvity link to ufc 105.
Donnyboy it was amazing atomsphere.
Going to try get bisping to sign my ticket lol hopefully will come in the gym and train soon .
did you hear theres only 111 jonny hathway lol ?

Atmosphere was indeed brilliant!

I'm sure that song started out as there's only one Paul Taylor & changed when he was getting whupped.

Do you train at Wolfslair?  Is Bisping approachable - always comes across as being a bit of a nob , but maybe thats just on camera.

i train at a  gym and he trains in there sometimes not mma training weightraining.I havent really spoke to him before but he seems approachable owner of gym got some pictures of him and he didnt mind. He has got a cocky nature about him but he seems or8

Cool - hope he signs it for you mate. Be good if you could get an MT thumbs up pic with him 
Probably similar to Carl Froch, he comes across as a cocky **** but he's a really sound guy when you meet him.

Mr.M

indie


Couture blatently won that fight,
Vera didn't do anything on those occassions he got randy down.
Vera did get about 10 strikes that could of taken down a rhino, but he did not capatilse on those opportunities!

Couture immobilsed any movement from Vera, using effective striking from within the clinch for basically the whole fight.

Points are awarded for grappling, aggression and octagon control, not just a few good leg kicks.

wasnt blatant at all...
most of the clinches were broken up by the ref cos couture did f*ck all in them.. vera was the aggressor, and did more on the ground.. imo vera had it!! couture himself said he wouldnt have been disappointed if he had lost it as he was impressed with vera...vera should have done more to finish couture, but as they always say, if u leave it in the hands of the judges then u stand the chance of gettin f*ckt!! couture is a clever fighter and did things well which will score him pts in the judges eyes..

Couture did plenty whilst in the clinch, elbows, uppercuts, knees. Vera was man handled like a b1tch

lol when he next comes in i will try get a pic with him and i will post it on here ;)

Thought that was defo a Vera win. His Muay Thai is excellent, vicious shots to the body, his cardio is questionable though. The ref was too slow to seperate them at times.

Was pleasantly suprised with UFC 105.

I have to say at the end when Vera took Randy down then Randy got back to his feet I thought Randy was then going to get the decision, what with the way judge seem to call these kind of fights. Vera has always taken the safe option in his fights and this was no different, he did do the most damage but was not the most active fighter. 
Do you think Bispings chin could be gone after the Henderson knockout?
Why did Dan Hardy go in for the clinch whenever he had Swick rocked? I know GSP is the better fighter but with Hardy's punching power and timing I could see him pull off a "Matt Serra" on him.

Well I got a message from Nathan Levington the day after, they are planning for GSP already, not sure hes even been given the fight yet lol!

mystictal


Thought that was defo a Vera win. His Muay Thai is excellent, vicious shots to the body, his cardio is questionable though. The ref was too slow to seperate them at times.

Was pleasantly suprised with UFC 105.

I did think Vera did the more damage in the fight but i think the way Coutore worked in the clinch and broke Vera down impressed me - i think Coutore deserved the win. I was really impressed with 105, enjoyed the Ross Pearson fight and also the Bispin fight too. 

Bookerman
I know GSP is the better fighter but with Hardy's punching power and timing I could see him pull off a "Matt Serra" on him.

Im sorry but i dont think Hardy will get any where near GSP. I think GSP just to good at the moment. Best pound for pound fighter in the UFC IMO

donnyboy


Absolutely delighted that Slick Nick defeated Matt Riddle 

 
Maybe it was you sitting behind me in Block 20SOMETHING... :-D

flick161

donnyboy


Absolutely delighted that Slick Nick defeated Matt Riddle 

 
Maybe it was you sitting behind me in Block 20SOMETHING... :-D

Block 204 - I'm sure I'd have noticed if i was behind you tho 

great event!!  bisping was a beast from the top! 

thought vera v couture was really close to call.  id give it to vera as he inflicted most damage.  since when has fighting been pushing someone up agianst the cage 90% ofthe time.  ok he was controling him but so what its waste of time, dont think any pts should be given for this.  vera striking was imense.  couture escape from the mount was lovely tho

5mudg3

Bookerman
I know GSP is the better fighter but with Hardy's punching power and timing I could see him pull off a "Matt Serra" on him.

Im sorry but i dont think Hardy will get any where near GSP. I think GSP just to good at the moment. Best pound for pound fighter in the UFC IMO

Fully agree with that, GSP stands a level above everyone else in that division. Still can't believe how good he was in his last 2 fights.

mystictal

5mudg3

Bookerman
I know GSP is the better fighter but with Hardy's punching power and timing I could see him pull off a "Matt Serra" on him.

Im sorry but i dont think Hardy will get any where near GSP. I think GSP just to good at the moment. Best pound for pound fighter in the UFC IMO

Fully agree with that, GSP stands a level above everyone else in that division. Still can't believe how good he was in his last 2 fights.

He was superb against Thiego Alves but i think he was even better against B.J Penn. GSP just seems to dominate his opponent and has got a wide range of techniques - not just good standing, he's good in the clinch and on the ground. I dont think Dan Heady has got any where near the skills to beat him. I know he's only fought 4 fights but i dont think he'll ever be good enough

Bit late to this thread but nevermind!

Hardy was very impressive IMO although at times looked like he didn't know when to go in for the finish. He would have almost no chance against GSP right now, but then who does?

Very pleased for Bisping and a good fight for him, but I worry slightly about his chin as was mentioned earlier in the thread

It seems time has finally caught up with Randy, thought the decision could have gone either way, would personally have given it to Vera but either way it was not a vintage Randy performance at all

Wilks not looking good on the night

Pearson totally dominant, very impressive, an easy win over a decent opponent

Winner brutal KO, not sure that those couple of taps after the KO will do his image much good (nothing major though IMO, nothing damaging like Henderson put on Bisping for example)

Etim slow start but impressive finish

Didn't see the others but will watch at some point. Sounds like it was a good event from everyone who was there

donnyboy


Cool - hope he signs it for you mate. Be good if you could get an MT thumbs up pic with him 
Probably similar to Carl Froch, he comes across as a cocky **** but he's a really sound guy when you meet him.

Or8 m8 bisping came in today and i talked to him lol told him how i was cheering him on an stuff he seemed really happy speaking to me  shook my hand and sed he would sign my ufc ticket when he next comes in :) I thought he wasnt approachable an seemed cocky but he wernt he was cool  lol gonna get a picture too probs on thursday now =)

Excellent mate - don't forget the MT thumbs up!
Hope he's training hard for Wanderlei - got a sneaky feeling he could win that by GnP!